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耳朵 (ěr duo) — ear; handle (of a cup, pot, etc.)

Definition

Means 'ear' (body part) and also the handle of a cup or pot. Don't confuse with 耳机 ('headphones') — same 耳 but unrelated sense.

noun
earhandle (of a cup, pot, etc.)
Measure word · 只, 个, 对

Examples

  • 耳朵。
    Wǒ de yì zhī ěr duo hóng le.
    One of my ears is red.
  • 耳朵。
    Zhè ge bēi zi de ěr duo shì bái sè de.
    The handle of this cup is white.
  • 耳朵。
    Xiǎo gǒu de ěr duo hěn kě ài.
    The puppy's ears are very cute.

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.

耳ěrear
朵duǒ

耳朵 names the 耳, with 朵 completing the everyday word for ear.

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.

Open 耳 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

朵 originally drew a plant stalk with something drooping from it; the lower part and the added stroke later changed into the forms now seen in 朵.

Open 朵 →
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