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ear 耳
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闻
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to hear, well-known, famous, to smell or sniff
wén Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: ear 耳
You put your ear to the gate to hear and smell. |
门
耳
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耳
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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ear
ěr
Pictogram of a pinna.
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耳
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聪
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quick at hearing, clever, sharp-witted, intelligent
cōng Left: ear 耳, right: wholely 总 (What comes out of 丷 the mouth 口 and your heart 心 shall be wholely.)
If your ear works 'wholely', you are quick at hearing and clever. |
耳
心
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聊
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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to chat, to depend upon (literary), temporarily, just, slightly
liáo Left: ear 耳, right: year of the rabbit 卯 [Image of a rabbit's hole with a central passage and side chambers] or egg 卵 (but here: a rabbit 卯 with dots as ears)
Whether the ear of a rabbit corresponds to an egg, is what we chatted about temporarily. |
耳
卯
卵
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敢
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to dare, daring, brave
gǎn Left: one 乛, ear 耳, right: strike, hit 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)
One (slap) on the ear: how daring! |
敢
乛
耳
攴
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联
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to unite, to join, unification
lián Left: ear 耳 (image of a pinna), right: to close 关 (The mountain pass 丷 in the sky 天 is closed.)- (cf. deaf 聋)
Those whose ears are closed (= the deaf) join in a union. |
耳
关
丷
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职
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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duty, profession, post, office
zhí Left: ear 耳 (image of a pinna), right: sole, merely 只 (one mouth 口 of eight 八 is just alone.)
One ear, merely (is enough) to do the duty. |
耳
只
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取
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to take, to fetch, to get, to choose
qǔ Left: ear 耳, right: hand 又
Take somebody's ear with the hand to fetch it. |
取
又
耳
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聘
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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employment, hiring
pìn Left: ear 耳, right: 甹 (reason 由 = The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.), winding seeweed 丂 [here: number 5])
The ear has heard that there is a reason for the five: employments. |
耳
由
丂
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辑
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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gather up, collect, edit, compile
jí Left: vehicle 车 (車= cart from above with axle 丨, load-area 日 wheels 二), right: whisper 咠 (from the mouth 口 to the ear 耳 - But here: 口=1 parking space and 耳=3 parking spaces)
If the vehicles are not each in one space, but in (a group of) three, they are gathered up. |
车
口
耳
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摄
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to take in, to take a photo, to absorb, to assimilate
shè Left: hand 扌, right: whisper 聂 (To the ear 耳 with both hands 双 and we whisper.)
By a hand or the ear, but (best) use both hands to take sth. in to absorb. |
扌
聂
耳
双
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耽
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to delay, waste time, to indulge in
dān Left: ear 耳, right: 冘 (big 大 person with broken arms and a broken leg 乚)
(Those who refuse to follow rules shall feel the consequences) The "Listening" can end in broken arms and leg, if you delay it. |
耳
冘
乚
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耸
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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shrug the shoulders, raise up, to excite, lofty
sǒng Top: to obey 从 2x person (with much imagination: 2 shoulders 人), bottom: ear 耳
The shoulders are high above the ears when shrugging. |
从
耳
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耻
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shame, disgrace
chǐ Left: ear 耳, right: to stop 止 (footprint of a right foot that stops at a line 一) (In traditional Chinese: 恥 with heart 心 its the derivation: "Into the ear 耳 rises (the blood) from the heart 心: you blush and are ashamed")
If the ear "stops" (won't listen) then you are ashamed? |
耳
止
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聋
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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deaf
lóng Top: dragon 龙 (The outstanding 丶 person 尤 has a broken leg 乚 with a dragon ノ), bottom: ear 耳
The "dragon in the ear" stands for being "deaf". |
龙
耳
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缉
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to seize, order or search to arrest sb.
qī Left: thread 纟/糸, right: 咠 (mouth 口, ear 耳)
Like threads are the (inquiries) from mouths to ears when wanting to seize sb. |
糸
口
耳
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耿
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honest, upright, bright
gěng Left: ear 耳, right: fire 火
If your ear has a fire burning (for an idea): you are honest and upright. |
耳
火
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聂
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JLPT no HSK |
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to whisper
niè Top: ear 耳, below: two hands 双
To the ear with both hands! ... and we: whisper. |
聂
耳
双
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慑
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JLPT no HSK |
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be feared, afraid, to frighten, to intimidate
shè Left: feelings 忄, right: whisper 聂 (To the ear 耳 with both hands 双 and we whisper.)
The feeling when whispering is fear. |
忄
聂
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双
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饵
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pastry, food, to swallow, to lure, bait
ěr Left: eat 饣/食, right: ear 耳
Food (in the volume) of an ear as: a pastry or bait. |
食
耳
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耶
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JLPT no HSK |
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(phonetic ye), i.e. Jesus 耶稣 (yē sū)
yē Left: ear 耳 (pictogram of an auricle), right: village⻏
With an open ear he went through the village: Jesus! |
耳
⻏
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茸
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JLPT no HSK |
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fluffy, hairy, confused, luxuriant growth
róng Top: plant 艹, bottom: ear 耳
The 'plants' at the ear are fluffy hair. |
艹
耳
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揖
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to greet by raising clasped hands
yī Left: hand 扌, right: 咠 (mouth 口 and ear 耳)
You clasp the hands, speak (= 口) and hear: when greeting. |
扌
口
耳
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辄
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JLPT no HSK |
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always, then, at once
zhé Left: vehicle 车 (車= (top view with axle丨 load-area 日 wheels 二), right: 耴 (ear 耳, here: axle or axe nail 乚)
At a vehicle you hear 耳 sth. at the axle 乚: always. |
车
耳
乚
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蹑
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JLPT no HSK |
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to walk on tiptoe, to walk quietly, tread (on), follow
niè Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: whisper 聂 (To the ear 耳 with both hands 双 and we whisper.)
When the foot whispers it is on the tiptoes. |
足
聂
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双
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聆
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JLPT no HSK |
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apprehend, hear, listen
líng Left: ear 耳, right: order, command 令 (A lid  on the bent person卩, was ordered) - (cf. bell 铃)
The ear is ordered to: apprehend / hear. |
耳
令
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珥
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JLPT no HSK |
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pearl or jade earring
ěr Left: king, jade 王, right: ear 耳
The jade at the ear is the: earring. |
王
玉
耳
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