耳垂 (ěr chuí) — earlobe | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

earlobe

Measure word · 只

Examples

耳垂。
Tā de ěr chuí shàng dài zhe yí gè piào liang de ěr huán.
She wears a beautiful earring on her earlobe.
耳垂，。
Tā de ěr chuí hěn hòu, kàn qǐ lái hěn yǒu fú qi.
His earlobes are thick, which looks very auspicious.
耳垂，。
Yī shēng qīng qīng mō le mō wǒ de ěr chuí, shuō méi yǒu fā yán.
The doctor gently touched my earlobe and said it wasn't inflamed.

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.

垂chuíhanging part

耳 “ear” specifies 垂 “hanging part,” giving the earlobe.

Characters in this word

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.

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

𠂹𠂹𠂹
土土tǔ

垂 combines 𠂹 and 土 to draw flowers hanging down from a plant.

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