ěr

ear; merely, only; handle

HSK 3 #887

DEFINITIONS

耳 ěr
  • ear
  • handle (archaeology)
  • and that is all (Classical Chinese)

STROKES

WORDS

闻不如目见 ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
聞不如目見 ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
聞目睹 ěr wén mù dǔ to witness personally
聰目明 ěr cōng mù míng sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive
听为虚,眼见为实 ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.
聽為虛,眼見為實 ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.
聾 ěr lóng deaf
蜗 ěr wō cochlea
蝸 ěr wō cochlea
蜡 ěr là earwax; cerumen
蠟 ěr là earwax; cerumen
語 ěr yǔ to whisper in sb's ear; a whisper
软 ěr ruǎn credulous
軟 ěr ruǎn credulous
邊風 ěr biān fēng lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other
郭 ěr guō outer ear; auricle; pinna
钉 ěr dīng stud earring
釘 ěr dīng stud earring
針 ěr zhēn auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture)
发 ěr fa (men) sideburns; (women) lengths of hair that hang down over the temples
髮 ěr fa (men) sideburns; (women) lengths of hair that hang down over the temples
鬓厮磨 ěr bìn sī mó lit. heads rubbing together (idiom); fig. very close relationship
鬢廝磨 ěr bìn sī mó lit. heads rubbing together (idiom); fig. very close relationship
鳴 ěr míng tinnitus
麦 ěr mài headphones; earphones