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耳 ěr — “ear”

How to write and say the Chinese character 耳 (ěr), which means ear — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Me & my body.

Pinyin · 拼音 ěr
Meaning · 意思 ear
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 耳 (ear)
Hear it · 听发音
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Stroke order笔顺

耳 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

A little picture: an ear.

A common word常用词

耳ěr朵duo

ear

Example sentence例句

兔tù子zi的de耳ěr朵duo长cháng长cháng的de。

Rabbits have long ears.

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