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U+8033, 耳
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8033

[U+8032]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+8034]
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⽿ U+2F7F, ⽿
KANGXI RADICAL EAR

[U+2F7E]
Kangxi Radicals
[U+2F80]

Translingual

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Alternative forms

When part of a compound character, particularly as the left radical, the bottom horizontal stroke may not cross at bottom right. This is a script variant, found for example in Japanese .

Han character

(Kangxi radical 128, +0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 尸十 (SJ), four-corner 10400)

  1. Kangxi radical #128, ⽿.

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 965, character 5
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28999
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1413, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2783, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+8033


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Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Pictogram (象形) – an ear.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-nəʔ (ear).

Pronunciation


Note: ngi2 - variant pronunciation.
Note:
  • ngê - vernacular;
  • ngī - literary.

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Definitions

  1. ear
       ěrlóng   deaf
  2. ear-like object
       'ěr   wood ear; black fungus
  3. something on both sides
       ěrfáng   penthouse
       ěrmén   side door
  4. handle on both sides of an object
  5. (obsolete) to hear; to hear of
  6. a surname
  7. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) something that can be used to coerce or threaten someone
Synonyms

Etymology 2

According to Pulleyblank (1995), a contraction of 而已 (OC *njɯ lɯʔ).

Pronunciation



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Definitions

  1. (literary) Phrase-final particle: merely; only; that's all
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. only used in 耳孫耳孙 (réngsūn)

Compounds

References

  • ”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014
  • ”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 263.
  • 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 61.
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