聋子 (lóng zǐ) — deaf person | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Informal, sometimes insensitive term for a deaf person. In formal or medical contexts prefer 耳聋 (è lóng, deaf) or 失聪人士 (shī cōng rén shì, hearing-impaired person).

noun

deaf person

Measure word · 个

Examples

聋子。
Nà ge lóng zǐ dài zhe zhù tīng qì.
That deaf person wears a hearing aid.
聋子，。
Suī rán tā shì lóng zǐ, dàn tā huì dú chún yǔ.
Although he is deaf, he can read lips.
聋子，。
Wǒ lín jū shì gè lóng zǐ, dàn shì xìng gé fēi cháng kāi lǎng.
My neighbor is a deaf person, but her personality is very cheerful.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

子zǐperson

聋 deaf + 子 gives a word for a deaf person.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聾; 聋 is its simplified writing.

龍耳聾

Meaning part形符xíngfú

耳耳ěrear

Sound part声符shēngfú

龍

龍lóng聾lóng

Same sound today

The traditional form 聾 pairs 耳 (ear) with 龍 (lóng) as the sound part.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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