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耳ear

ear. 6 strokes. 7 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning earStrokes 6Characters 7

How to write 耳

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Stroke order chart for the 耳 radical — 6 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 7 characters below, 5 are pictophonetic with 耳 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 7 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 耳 family

HSK 3 · 2

联lián职zhí

HSK 4 · 3

耳ěr聚jù聊liáo

HSK 5 · 1

聪cōng

HSK 6 · 1

聘pìn

Words they appear in

联(lián)合(hé)to band together as separate parties into one force
几个单独的力量合在一起，成为一个整体
互(hù)联(lián)网(wǎng)the internet
把各地电脑连接起来，能查资料聊天的网络系统
联(lián)合(hé)国(guó)the United Nations
由许多国家组成、共同维护和平的组织
联(lián)系(xì)to contact, a connection
人与人之间来往、互通消息
职(zhí)业(yè)a profession, career
凭本事获得报酬的固定工作
职(zhí)工(gōng)the factory's own workers
在单位里长期干活的工作人员
耳(ěr)机(jī)headphones
戴在耳朵上用来听声音的设备
聚(jù)会(huì)a gathering / get-together
大家约好聚在一起的活动
聚(jù)to gather (fondly)
许多人开心地凑到一处
无(wú)聊(liáo)boring, tedious
没有意思，让人觉得没意义
辞(cí)职(zhí)to resign, quit a job
主动请求离开原来担任的职位
聪(cōng)明(míng)clever, smart, intelligent
形容头脑灵活、反应快，善于学习和理解
耳(ěr)朵(duo)ear
指人或动物用来听声音的器官
联(lián)络(luò)to contact, liaise
指双方保持联系沟通