• 885th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 126 words
  • Component in 110 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ěr (er3)ear • handle (archaeology) • and that is all (classical Chinese)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ěr (er3)The component is pronounced as 'èr' (er4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for ěr (er3)The component is pronounced as 'ěr' (er3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

耳朵 
耳机 (耳機)

Uncommon

刺耳 
土耳其 
木耳 
耳光 
耳垂 
耳塞 
耳屎 
耳洞 
耳环 (耳環)
耳目一新 
耳聋 (耳聾)
耳膜 
耳语 (耳語)
耳边风 (耳邊風)
耳钉 (耳釘)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)
耳麦 (耳麥)
银耳 (銀耳)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)
黑木耳 

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  • 1013th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 76 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dòng (dong4)cave • hole • zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dòng (dong4)The component is pronounced as 'tóng' (tong2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for dòng (dong4)The component is pronounced as 'tòng' (tong4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

洞察 
漏洞 
空洞 
耳洞 

Uncommon

地洞 
山洞 
洞口 
洞天 
洞察力 
洞庭湖 
洞悉 
洞房 
洞房花烛夜 (洞房花燭夜)
洞穴 
溶洞 
漏洞百出 
破洞 
闹洞房 (鬧洞房)
黑洞 
龙洞 (龍洞)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.