耳鸣

耳鳴

ěrmíng

noun #32,040

Meanings

1 tinnitus
2 ringing in the ears

Characters

to ring, cry out

Examples

他最近总是耳鸣。

Tā zuìjìn zǒngshì ěrmíng.

He's been having tinnitus a lot recently.

长时间戴耳机可能引起耳鸣。

Cháng shíjiān dài ěrjī kěnéng yǐnqǐ ěrmíng.

Wearing headphones for long periods can cause tinnitus.

Tips

memory

耳 (ear) + 鸣 (to cry/ring out, as 鸟鸣 birds singing or 车鸣 car horns). A neat image: the ear is 'singing' on its own.

Stroke Order

耳 ěr

鸣 míng