右耳 (yòu ěr) — right ear | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

right ear

Measure word · 只

Examples

右耳。
Tā de zuǒ ěr hé yòu ěr dōu tīng dé hěn qīng chǔ.
His left ear and right ear both hear very clearly.
右耳。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de yòu ěr.
The doctor examined his right ear.
右耳。
Tā xí guàn yòng yòu ěr jiē diàn huà.
He is used to answering the phone with his right ear.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

右 names the right side and 耳 names the ear; together they specify the right ear.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

又

又yòu右yòu

Same sound today

右 is made from 又, which supplied the sound, with 口 added as a distinguishing mark.

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

耳 is drawn as a picture of an ear.

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