耳膜 (ěr mó) — eardrum | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

eardrum

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Examples

耳膜，。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de ěr mó, shuō méi yǒu wèn tí.
The doctor examined her eardrum and said there was no problem.
耳膜。
Jù dà de shēng yīn kě néng huì zhèn pò ěr mó.
A loud sound might rupture the eardrum.
，耳膜。
Yóu yǒng shí zuì hǎo dài ěr sāi, bǎo hù ěr mó.
It's best to wear earplugs when swimming to protect the eardrum.

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.

膜mómembrane

耳 gives ear, and 膜 gives membrane, together the eardrum.

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.

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

⺼Written in full as肉ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

莫

莫mò膜mó

Same sound today

膜 combines ⺼ (written in full as 肉) with 莫, which gives the character its sound.

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