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Animated Stroke Order 耳

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How to write 耳 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 耳

耳 stroke order diagram

3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 耳

耳 handwriting practice worksheet preview

4.

How to Use 耳

Ear as Body Part or Related Object

Words where 耳 refers to the ear itself or something attached/used on the ear.

耳朵 • ěr duo • ears • HSK 3

HSK 3

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 耳

耳光 • ěr guāng • Slap

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

ěr耳

guāng光

6.

Example Sentences

tā她

zài在

wǒ我

de的

ěr耳

biān边

qīng

Information

Pinyiněr

Meaningear

Strokes6

Radical耳

Traditional耳

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#587

Zhuyinㄦˇ

UnicodeU+8033

CangjieSJ

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ěr耳

duo朵

ears

耳环 • ěr huán • earrings • HSK 5

HSK 5

ěr耳

huán环

earrings

耳机 • ěr jī • headphones • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

ěr耳

jī机

headphones

Describing Sound or Auditory Perception

Words where 耳 is used to describe how something sounds or is perceived with the ears.

刺耳 • cì ěr • Grating to the ear / harsh sounding • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cì刺

ěr耳

Grating to the ear / harsh sounding

悦耳 • yuè ěr • Pleasing to the ear / Melodious • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yuè悦

ěr耳

Pleasing to the ear / Melodious

耳熟能详 • ěr shú néng xiáng • Familiar to the ear / Familiar • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

Slap

交头接耳 • jiāo tóu jiē ěr • whisper together / exchange whispers

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiāo交

tóu头

jiē接

ěr耳

whisper together / exchange whispers

掩耳盗铃 • yǎn ěr dào líng • deceive oneself

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǎn掩

ěr耳

dào盗

líng铃

deceive oneself

耳目一新 • ěr mù yì xīn • A completely new look / Refreshing

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

ěr耳

mù目

yì一

xīn新

A completely new look / Refreshing

面红耳赤 • miàn hóng ěr chì • Blush / Turn red with embarrassment

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

miàn面

hóng红

ěr耳

chì赤

Blush / Turn red with embarrassment

轻

shēng声

shuō说

huà话

。

She spoke softly by my ear.

tā她

dài戴

zhe着

yí一

duì对

piào漂

liang亮

de的

ěr耳

huán环

。

She is wearing a pair of beautiful earrings.

xiǎo小

niǎo鸟

de的

jiào叫

shēng声

hěn很

yuè悦

ěr耳

。

The bird's chirping is very pleasant to the ear.

wǒ我

yòng用

ěr耳

jī机

tīng听

yīn音

yuè乐

。

I listen to music with headphones.

wǒ我

de的

ěr耳

duo朵

yǒu有

diǎn点

bù不

shū舒

fú服

。

My ear feels a bit uncomfortable.

xiáng

详

Familiar to the ear / Familiar

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "er".

贰èrnumber two
洱ěra lake in Yunnan
二èrtwo
迩ernear; recent
儿érchild, son
尔ěryou (singular, archaic or formal)

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "耳".

邦bāngView details
耶yēused in transliteration
聪cōngacute hearing, keen perception, intelligence
聂nièwhisper; surname
耸sǒngtower aloft; rise straight up; alarm
耿gěngbright, honest, upright

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