耳(ěr)

HSK 46 strokes

ear

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Character information

Pinyin
ěr
Meaning
ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 耳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻？二

An ear

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

二èr

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 耳 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 耳

Common words using 耳 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiāo交tóu头jiē接ěr耳
HSK 7-9

to whisper to one another's ear

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cì刺ěr耳
HSK 7-9

ear-piercing

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yuè悦ěr耳
HSK 7-9

sweet-sounding

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zhōng中ěr耳

middle ear

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cè侧ěr耳

to bend an ear (to); to listen

Open 侧耳 page →
qīng倾ěr耳

to prick up one's ear; to listen attentively

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bù不jué绝yú于ěr耳

(of sound) to never stop

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zhōng中ěr耳yán炎

inflammation of middle ear

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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交头接刺悦中侧倾

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