耳
ěr
ear
handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
a picture of 耳 → ear
The original character depicted the outer ear in profile — the curved outer rim, the inner canal, and the lobe visible as distinct strokes. Over time the drawing was squared off into the modern form.
Words with 耳
不绝于耳
bù jué yú ěr
(of sound) to never stop
银耳
yín ěr
white fungus (Tremella fuciformis)
日耳曼
rì ěr màn
Germanic
面红耳赤
miàn hóng ěr chì
flushed with anger (or excitement)
耳根
ěr gēn
base of the ear
耳饰
ěr shì
ear ornament (earring, eardrop, stud etc)
土耳其人
tǔ ěr qí rén
a Turk
掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù
to fool people (idiom)
充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén
to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
马耳他
mǎ ěr tā
Malta
耙耳朵
pā ěr duo
(dialect) henpecked
酒酣耳热
jiǔ hān ěr rè
tipsy and merry (idiom)