Kangxi #128

耳 ear

19 characters written with the default form 耳 — ear radical (Kangxi #128, ěr).

orange strokes = the radical inside the character whole character indigo = filed under this radical by convention

phonetic syllable in transliterations / Jesus (in 耶稣) / yay / yeah

聊 liáo HSK 6 #1,477

to chat; to talk casually

聚 jù HSK 4 #2,544

to gather; to assemble; to get together

职 zhí #2,930

office; post; position / duty; responsibility / profession; occupation

聋 lóng HSK 7-9 #6,459

联 lián #7,099

to unite; to join; to ally / couplet; antithetical phrase

聪 cōng #10,902

clever; intelligent / acute hearing

聘 pìn HSK 7-9 #13,233

to employ; to hire / to engage; to betroth

耻 chǐ #13,538

shame / humiliation / disgrace

耸 sǒng #19,771

to tower / to stand tall / to shrug (shoulders) / to excite / alarming (as in 危言耸听)

聆 líng #20,036

to listen (respectfully) / to hear

耽 dān #21,695

to indulge in / to delay / to be addicted to

聂 Niè #22,588

Nie (Chinese surname) / to whisper (literary, rare)

聒 guō #40,014

raucous / noisy / clamorous (in an annoying way)

耿 gěng #57,846

upright; honest; devoted / bright; shining

聩 kuì #63,433

deaf / muddle-headed / unable to understand

to droop; to hang down / big ears

(used in names) Dan, as in 老聃 Lao Dan, the philosopher Laozi / (archaic) ears without rims; long, drooping ears