ěr duo
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你耳朵真大。
nǐ ěr duo zhēn dà.
Your ears are really big.
我耳朵疼。
wǒ ěr duo tेंg.
My ear hurts.
我听不见，我的耳朵堵住了。
wǒ tīng bù jiàn, wǒ de ěr duo dǔ zhù le.
I can't hear, my ears are blocked.
耳朵 (ěrduo)
ear
耳廓 (ěrkuò)
auricle
眼睛 (yǎn jīng)
eyes
鼻子 (bí zi)
nose
The Chinese character 耳朵 (ěrduo), meaning "ear", is composed of two parts: 耳 (ěr) and朶 (duǒ). The character 耳 is a pictograph depicting an ear, while 朶 is a phonetic component that indicates the pronunciation of the character. The character 耳朵 is first seen in oracle bone script, the earliest form of Chinese writing, dating back to the Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC). In oracle bone script, the character 耳 is depicted as a simple line representing the ear, while 朶 is represented by a series of dots. Over time, the character 耳朵 evolved into its current form, with the addition of the phonetic component 朶. The character 耳朵 is used in a variety of Chinese words and phrases related to hearing and listening, such as 听耳朵 (tīng ěrduo, "to listen"), 聋耳朵 (lóng ěrduo, "deaf"), and 顺风耳 (shùnfēng ěr, "to have good hearing").
