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耳

ěr

HSK 3 Character

What 耳 means

1. ear
2. handle (archaeology)
3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)

Example sentences

• 音乐悦耳。
  Yīnyuè yuè'ěr.
  Music gratifies the ears.
• 你耳鸣吗？
  Nǐ ěrmíng ma?
  Do you have tinnitus?
• 隔墙有耳。
  Gé qiáng yǒu ěr.
  The walls have ears.
• 墙上有耳。
  The walls have ears.
• 我耳朵痒。
  I have an itch in my ear.
• 给我耳机。
  Give me the headphones.

Words starting with 耳

• 耳朵ěr duoear; handle (on a cup)
• 耳环ěr huánearring
• 耳机ěr jīheadphones; earphones; telephone receiver
• 耳光ěr guānga slap on the face
• 耳语ěr yǔto whisper in sb's ear; a whisper
• 耳畔ěr pànears
• 耳熟能详ěr shú néng xiángwhat's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
• 耳闻ěr wénto hear of; to hear about
• 耳目ěr mùeyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information
• 耳目一新ěr mù yī xīna pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing
• 耳膜ěr móeardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
• 耳根ěr gēnbase of the ear; ear; (Buddhism) sense of hearing
• 耳垂ěr chuíearlobe
• 耳聋ěr lóngdeaf
• 耳濡目染ěr rú mù rǎnto be influenced
• 耳鸣ěr míngtinnitus
• 耳闻目睹ěr wén mù dǔto witness personally
• 耳力ěr lìhearing ability
• 耳塞ěr sāiearplug; earphone
• 耳套ěr tàoearmuff
• 耳子ěr zihandle (on a pot)
• 耳片ěr piāntab (of a web browser)
• 耳石ěr shíotolith
• 耳背ěr bèito be hearing impaired

Words containing 耳

• 土耳其Tǔ ěr qíTurkey
• 刺耳cì ěrear-piercing
• 悦耳yuè ěrsweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound)
• 震耳欲聋zhèn ěr yù lóngear-splitting (idiom); deafening
• 面红耳赤miàn hóng ěr chìflushed with anger (or excitement)
• 不绝于耳bù jué yú ěr(of sound) to never stop; to fall incessantly on the ear; to linger on
• 木耳mù ěrwood ear; jelly ear (edible fungus)
• 交头接耳jiāo tóu jiē ěrto whisper to one another's ear
• 侧耳cè ěrto bend an ear (to); to listen
• 日耳曼Rì ěr mànGermanic
• 亲耳qīn ěrwith one's own ears
• 马耳他Mǎ ěr tāMalta
• 充耳不闻chōng ěr bù wénto block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
• 银耳yín ěrwhite fungus (Tremella fuciformis); silver tree-ear fungus
• 掩耳盗铃yǎn ěr dào línglit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself…
• 洗耳恭听xǐ ěr gōng tīngto listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak); we are all ears
• 如雷贯耳rú léi guàn ěrlit. like thunder piercing the ear; a well-known reputation (idiom)
• 中耳zhōng ěrmiddle ear
• 内耳nèi ěrinner ear
• 及耳jí ěr(loanword) gill (unit)
• 塞耳sāi ěrto block one's ears (not wishing to hear)
• 外耳wài ěrouter ear
• 采耳cǎi ěrto remove earwax with an ear pick
• 空耳kōng ěrto intentionally reinterpret a spoken expression as if one had misheard it, for the sake…

Characters that look like 耳

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 早zǎoearly; morning; Good morning!
• 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete
• 旱hàndrought
• 孚fúto trust; to believe in
• 苇wěireed; rush; Phragmites communis
• 芋yùtaro; Colocasia antiquorum; Colocasia esculenta

Sounds the same

Read ěr, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 尔thus; so; like that
• 饵pastry; food; to swallow
• 珥pearl or jade earring
• 迩recently; near; close
• 铒erbium (chemistry)
• 薾luxuriant growth of flower
• 駬(horse)
• 洱see 洱海
• 尓variant of 尔