耳朵
ěrduoTraditional: 耳朵
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Translation
ear
Word origin
Formed from 耳 (ěr), itself a pictograph of an ear, plus 朵 (duǒ), originally a measure word for blossoms, here softened to a neutral-tone suffix.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 耳 (ěr, ear, a pictograph) + 朵 (duǒ, suffix)
Stroke order
耳
朵
Examples
。
His ears are very sharp.
竖。
The puppy's ears stood up.
风，。
The wind is so strong it makes my ears hurt.
。
Mum whispered close to my ear.
。
Please wash your ears clean.
耳朵 (ěr duo) means ear, the everyday word for the body part. The second syllable is unstressed and takes a neutral tone.
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