耳

ěr

ěrno initial · 3rd tone — spelling rules

ear

Radical: 耳 Strokes: 6

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common

Same radical

联职聚耸耶聘聪耽聊耻聋耿

Same radical

联职聚耸耶聘聪耽聊耻聋耿聒聩聆

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

An ear

Meanings

ear

handle (archaeology)

and that is all (Classical Chinese)

ěr

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Words with 耳 531 total

to approach sb's ear (to whisper)附耳fù ěr ear-piercing刺耳cì ěr

Idioms with 耳 173 total Chain

(of sound) to never stop · to fall incessantly on the ear · to linger on不绝于耳bù jué yú ěr to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear充耳不闻chōng ěr bù wén lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear · fig. to completely disregard当耳边风dàng ěr biān fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear · fig. to completely disregard当耳旁风dàng ěr páng fēng