# 耳

| 耳 | U+8033, &#32819; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8033 |
| ← 耲 [U+8032] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 耴 → [U+8034] |
| ⽿ | U+2F7F, &#12159; KANGXI RADICAL EAR |
| ← ⽾ [U+2F7E] | Kangxi Radicals | ⾀ → [U+2F80] |

## Translingual
### 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 聴.

### Han character

耳 (Kangxi radical 128, 耳+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 尸十 (SJ), four-corner 1040$_0$)
* Kangxi radical #128, ⽿.

#### Derived characters

* Appendix:Chinese radical/耳
* 佴, 咡, 㛅, 弭, 挕, 洱, 栮, 珥, 䏪, 眲, 䋙(䌺), 衈, 誀, 䣵, 鉺(铒), 餌(饵), 駬
* 刵, 取, 恥, 毦, 郰, 鵈, 咠, 茸, 斊, 䇯, 髶, 聾, 闻, 敢, 摂, 朂
* 𪣌, 𢙘, 𬌯, 𫔾, 𭤶, 𣧹, 𣭞, 𪸥, 𥙟, 𧙫, 𧊗, 𥚅, 𬦮, 𨌀, 𩊐, 𬴿, 𮫸, 𪕔, 𨏄
* 𫾬, 𨠧, 𡱡, 𢩇, 𥥯, 𥹢, 𮐘, 𩲽, 𬸽, 𫉻, 𢦀, 𤧬

#### 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

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 耳 :
| Shang | Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 佴 | *nɯːs, *njɯs |
| 麛 | *miː |
| 弭 | *mniʔ |
| 渳 | *mniʔ |
| 葞 | *mniʔ |
| 髶 | *njis, *njoŋ |
| 聻 | *nɯʔ |
| 恥 | *n̥ʰɯʔ |
| 咡 | *njɯ, *njɯs |
| 誀 | *njɯ, *njɯs |
| 耳 | *njɯʔ |
| 洱 | *njɯʔ, *njɯs |
| 駬 | *njɯʔ |
| 餌 | *njɯs |
| 珥 | *njɯs |
| 衈 | *njɯs |
| 毦 | *njɯs |
| 刵 | *njɯs |
| 眲 | *njɯs, *rnɯːɡ |
Pictogram (象形) – an ear.

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-nəʔ (“ear”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): ěr (er$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄦˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): er$^3$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): èr
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): ěr
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): эр (er, II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ji$^5$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): ngai$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngei$^2$ / ngi$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): eo$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngí
    (Hailu, HRS): ngi$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ngi$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): er$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): nèng
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngê / ngī
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hi$^5$ / zi$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hī / hǐ / hīⁿ / nǐ / ní / jí / jíⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hin$^6$ / re$^2$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): hi$^6$ / lu$^5$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): nji$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$gni / $^6$gher / $^1$er / $^3$er / $^6$er
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): e$^3$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): eu$^3$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): er$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ěr
*** Zhuyin: ㄦˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ěr
*** Wade–Giles: êrh$^3$
*** Yale: ěr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eel
*** Palladius: эр (er)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: er$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: r
*** Sinological IPA : /ɚ⁵³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: èr
*** Sinological IPA : /ər⁵³/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: ěr
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): er$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ər¹¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: эр (er, II)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɛɻ⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ji$^5$
*** Yale: yíh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ji$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiː¹³/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: ngai$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɐi¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngei$^2$ / ngi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡei⁵⁵/, /ᵑɡi⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: eo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɵ²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngí
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngi$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngi$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: er$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /əɻ⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nèng
*** Sinological IPA : /neiŋ⁴²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngê / ngī
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɛi²⁴²/, /ŋi³³/
* ngê - vernacular;
* ngī - literary.
* Middle Chinese: nyiX
Rime :
| Character | 耳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 而止切 |
| Baxter | nyiX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ȵɨ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ȵɨ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȵʑie$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ȵɨ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ȵiə$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ȵʑĭə$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȵʑi$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ěr |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ji$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.nəʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*njɯʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 耳 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | ěr |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ nyi$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.nəʔ/ |
| English | ear |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 耳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 2783 |
| Phonetic component | 耳 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 耳 |
| Old Chinese | /*njɯʔ/ |

#### Definitions

耳
* ear
    耳聾／耳聋 ― ěrlóng ― deaf
* ear-like object
    木耳 ― mù'ěr ― wood ear; black fungus
* something on both sides
    耳房 ― ěrfáng ― penthouse
    耳門／耳门 ― ěrmén ― side door
* handle on both sides of an object
    From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE
    Dǐng huáng ěr jīnxuàn, lì zhēn. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (obsolete) to hear; to hear of
* a surname
* (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) something that can be used to coerce or threaten someone

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 耳 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 耳朵, 耳頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 耳頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 耳頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 耳頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 耳頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 耳朵, 耳朵丫子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 耳朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 耳朵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 耳頭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 耳頭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 耳朵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 耳道 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 耳朵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 耳朵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 耳朵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 耳朵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 耳朵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 耳朵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 耳朵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Rongcheng | 耳根 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 耳朵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 耳道 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 耳子兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Kaifeng | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanchi | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Guyuan | 耳刮子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Longde | 耳刮子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jingyuan | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 耳朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 耳朵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 耳朵, 耳刮子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Wuzhong | 耳朵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Zhongwei | 耳朵扇子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 耳朵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 耳朵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 耳朵, 耳瓜子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 耳朵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 耳朵, 耳瓜子, 耳朵瓜子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 耳凍 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 耳朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 耳朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 耳朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 耳頭, 耳朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 耳朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 耳朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xinghua | 耳頭, 耳朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 耳頭, 耳朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 耳朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 耳朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 耳道 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 耳朵 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 耳仔, 耳 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 耳仔, 耳吉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 耳吉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 耳吉 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 耳吉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 耳仔, 耳 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 耳 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 耳吉 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 耳吉 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 耳吉 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 耳 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 耳 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 耳仔, 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 耳仔, 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 耳朵, 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 耳 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 耳 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 耳 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 耳仔, 耳 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 耳砣 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 耳爹 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 耳朵, 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 耳朵, 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 耳鬼 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 耳鬼 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 耳仔, 耳朵 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 耳仔 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 耳 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 耳朵 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 耳朵 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 耳朵 |
| Gan | Jianning | 耳朵 |
| Gan | Taining | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 耳吉 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 耳吉 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 耳公, 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 耳吉 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 耳空 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 耳窟 |
| Hakka | Changting | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 耳骨 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 耳朵公, 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 耳朵公 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 耳腦, 耳公 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 耳公, 耳刀 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Juxi) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 耳空 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 耳空 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 耳空, 耳窟仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 耳子 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 耳公, 耳仔 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 耳 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 耳仔 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 耳, 耳公 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 耳 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 耳吉, 耳朵 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 耳空 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 耳公 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 耳公 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 耳朵 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 耳朵 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Datong | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Linhe | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Jining | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Baotou | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Handan | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 耳朵 |
| Jin | Suide | 耳朵 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 耳仔, 耳川 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 耳, 耳朵, 耳仔 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 耳朵 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 耳朵, 耳 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 耳朵 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 耳仔, 耳 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang (Huangkeng) | 耳窟 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 耳仔 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 耳朵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 耳囝, 耳 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 耳 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 耳囝, 耳 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 耳囝 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 耳囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 耳栳 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 耳囝 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 耳栳 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 耳栳 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 耳栳 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 耳仔, 耳空 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 耳空 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 耳仔, 耳空 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 耳仔, 耳空 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 耳仔, 耳空 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 耳空, 耳仔, 耳 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 耳空, 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 耳空 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 耳空 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 耳空 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 耳朵 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Sijie) | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingle (Zhoutang) | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Lechang (Tatou) | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Yingde (Yuzui) | 耳仔 |
| Southern Min | Yunan (Liantan) | 耳仔, 耳 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 耳, 耳空 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 耳 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 耳 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 耳空 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 耳空 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 耳空, 耳囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 耳空 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 耳空, 耳囝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 耳囝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 耳囝, 耳空 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 耳朵 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 耳仔 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 耳仔 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 耳仔 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 耳窟 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 耳窟 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 耳窟 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 耳窟 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 耳窟 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 耳囝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 耳囝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 耳朵, 耳 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 耳朵 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 耳朵 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 耳朵 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 耳朵, 耳朵管 |
| Wu | Danyang | 耳朵 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 耳朵 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 耳朵 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 耳朵 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 耳朵 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 耳朵 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 耳朵 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 耳凍 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 耳朵 |

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ěr (er$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄦˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ji$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): --ní
    (Teochew, Peng'im): re$^7$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ěr
*** Zhuyin: ㄦˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ěr
*** Wade–Giles: êrh$^3$
*** Yale: ěr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eel
*** Palladius: эр (er)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ji$^5$
*** Yale: yíh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ji$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiː¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: --ní
*** Tâi-lô: --ní
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: re$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jṳ̄
*** Sinological IPA : /d͡zɯ¹¹/
* Middle Chinese: nyiX
Rime :
| Character | 耳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 而止切 |
| Baxter | nyiX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ȵɨ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ȵɨ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȵʑie$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ȵɨ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ȵiə$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ȵʑĭə$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȵʑi$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ěr |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ji$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*nəʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*njɯʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 耳 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | ěr |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ nyi$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*nəʔ/ |
| English | =⽽而已 “that’s all” |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 耳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 2783 |
| Phonetic component | 耳 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 耳 |
| Old Chinese | /*njɯʔ/ |

#### Definitions

耳
* (literary) Phrase-final particle: merely; only; that's all
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Èrsānzǐ, Yǎn zhī yán shìyě! Qiányán xì zhī ěr. [Pinyin]
    My disciples, Yan's words are right. What I said was only in sport.

##### Synonyms

* (merely): 而已 (éryǐ), 罷了／罢了 (bàliǎo)

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): réng, ěr (reng$^2$, er$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄥˊ, ㄦˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: réng
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: réng
*** Wade–Giles: jêng$^2$
*** Yale: réng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: reng
*** Palladius: жэн (žɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐɤŋ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ěr
*** Zhuyin: ㄦˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ěr
*** Wade–Giles: êrh$^3$
*** Yale: ěr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eel
*** Palladius: эр (er)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

耳
* Only used in 耳孫／耳孙 (réngsūn).

### Compounds

* 一新耳目
* 不入耳
* 不堪入耳 (bùkānrù'ěr)
* 不絕於耳 / 不绝于耳 (bùjuéyú'ěr)
* 不順耳 / 不顺耳
* 中耳 (zhōng'ěr)
* 中耳炎 (zhōng'ěryán)
* 交口接耳
* 交耳
* 交頭接耳 / 交头接耳 (jiāotóujiē'ěr)
* 付耳
* 以耳為目 / 以耳为目
* 伏首貼耳 / 伏首贴耳
* 佯打耳睜 / 佯打耳睁
* 俛首帖耳 / 俯首帖耳
* 俯首帖耳
* 側耳 / 侧耳 (cè'ěr)
* 傾耳 / 倾耳 (qīng'ěr)
* 傾耳拭目 / 倾耳拭目
* 傾耳注目 / 倾耳注目
* 充耳
* 充耳不聞 / 充耳不闻 (chōng'ěrbùwén)
* 入耳 (rù'ěr)
* 內耳 / 内耳 (nèi'ěr)
* 內耳炎 / 内耳炎 (nèi'ěryán)
* 兩豆塞耳 / 两豆塞耳
* 公耳忘私
* 出口入耳
* 刺耳 (cì'ěr)
* 卷耳 (juǎn'ěr)
* 口耳之學 / 口耳之学
* 咬耳朵 (yǎo ěrduo)
* 圓面大耳 / 圆面大耳
* 土耳其 (Tǔ'ěrqí)
* 土耳其浴 (tǔ'ěrqí yù)
* 土耳其語 / 土耳其语 (tǔ'ěrqíyǔ)
* 執牛耳 / 执牛耳 (zhí niú'ěr)
* 塞耳
* 塞耳偷鈴 / 塞耳偷铃 (sāi'ěrtōulíng)
* 塞耳盜鐘 / 塞耳盗钟
* 外耳 (wài'ěr)
* 外耳道 (wài'ěrdào)
* 多耳麻鞋
* 大耳朵
* 天耳 (tiān'ěr)
* 如雷灌耳 (rúléiguàněr)
* 如雷貫耳 / 如雷贯耳 (rúléiguàn'ěr)
* 如風過耳 / 如风过耳
* 小耳朵
* 屬垣有耳 / 属垣有耳
* 屬耳目 / 属耳目
* 布耳
* 帖耳
* 帕耳美拉
* 帽耳 (mào'ěr)
* 弭耳
* 徹耳 / 彻耳
* 心跳耳熱 / 心跳耳热
* 忤耳
* 忠言逆耳 (zhōngyánnì'ěr)
* 悅耳 / 悦耳 (yuè'ěr)
* 想當然耳 / 想当然耳
* 扇風耳朵 / 扇风耳朵
* 扎耳朵
* 打耳光 (dǎ ěrguāng)
* 打耳刮子
* 打耳喑
* 打耳祭
* 抓耳搔腮
* 抓耳撓腮 / 抓耳挠腮
* 抓頭挖耳 / 抓头挖耳
* 拂耳
* 拊耳
* 拜耳公司
* 招風耳 / 招风耳 (zhāofēng'ěr)
* 拭目傾耳 / 拭目倾耳
* 挖耳當招 / 挖耳当招
* 掩人耳目 (yǎnrén'ěrmù)
* 接耳
* 掩耳
* 接耳交頭 / 接耳交头
* 掩耳偷鈴 / 掩耳偷铃
* 掩耳盜鈴 / 掩耳盗铃 (yǎn'ěrdàolíng)
* 掩耳盜鐘 / 掩耳盗钟
* 掩耳而走
* 提耳
* 搔耳抓腮
* 搔耳捶胸
* 搔頭摸耳 / 搔头摸耳
* 搔首抓耳
* 摑耳光 / 掴耳光 (guāi'érguāng)
* 撧耳撓腮 / 𪮖耳挠腮
* 撧耳頓足 / 𪮖耳顿足
* 撾耳揉腮 / 挝耳揉腮
* 撾耳撓腮 / 挝耳挠腮
* 斝耳
* 方面大耳
* 暖耳
* 木耳 (mù'ěr)
* 李耳
* 植耳
* 棉花耳朵
* 歐耳 / 欧耳
* 沒耳性 / 没耳性
* 波耳
* 泯耳攢蹄 / 泯耳攒蹄
* 洗耳
* 洗耳恭聽 / 洗耳恭听 (xǐ'ěrgōngtīng)
* 洗耳拱聽 / 洗耳拱听
* 洗耳諦聽 / 洗耳谛听
* 清耳悅心 / 清耳悦心
* 濯纓洗耳 / 濯缨洗耳
* 焦耳 (jiāo'ěr)
* 爬耳搔腮
* 牆風壁耳 / 墙风壁耳
* 牛耳
* 略有耳聞 / 略有耳闻
* 白木耳 (báimù'ěr)
* 盈耳
* 盜鈴掩耳 / 盗铃掩耳 (dàolíngyǎn'ěr)
* 盜鐘掩耳 / 盗钟掩耳
* 盥耳山棲 / 盥耳山栖
* 目擊耳聞 / 目击耳闻
* 目擩耳染 (mùrù'ěrrǎn)
* 目染耳濡 (mùrǎn'ěrrú)
* 目睹耳聞 / 目睹耳闻
* 目見耳聞 / 目见耳闻
* 目駭耳回 / 目骇耳回
* 眩目震耳
* 眼花耳熱 / 眼花耳热
* 眼餳耳熱 / 眼饧耳热
* 石耳 (shí'ěr)
* 秋風過耳 / 秋风过耳
* 穿耳 (chuān'ěr)
* 竊鐘掩耳 / 窃钟掩耳
* 綠耳 / 绿耳
* 耳下腺 (ěrxiàxiàn)
* 耳仔
* 耳光 (ěrguāng)
* 耳刀兒 / 耳刀儿
* 耳刮子 (ěrguāzi)
* 耳力 (ěrlì)
* 耳卜
* 耳咽管 (ěryānguǎn)
* 耳垂 (ěrchuí)
* 耳垢 (ěrgòu)
* 耳報神 / 耳报神
* 耳塞
* 耳墜子 / 耳坠子 (ěrzhuìzi)
* 耳子 (ěrzi)
* 耳孔 (ěrkǒng)
* 耳孫 / 耳孙
* 耳學 / 耳学
* 耳小骨
* 耳尖
* 耳屏
* 耳屎 (ěrshǐ)
* 耳性 (ěrxìng)
* 耳房
* 耳挖勺兒 / 耳挖勺儿 (ěrwāsháor)
* 耳挖子 (ěrwāzi)
* 耳提面命 (ěrtímiànmìng)
* 耳提面訓 / 耳提面训
* 耳摑子 / 耳掴子 (ěrguāizi)
* 耳旁風 / 耳旁风 (ěrpángfēng)
* 耳朵
* 耳朵尖
* 耳朵帽
* 耳朵底子
* 耳朵眼兒 / 耳朵眼儿
* 耳朵裡響 / 耳朵里响
* 耳朵軟 / 耳朵软 (ěrduoruǎn)
* 耳杯
* 耳染目濡 (ěrrǎnmùrú)
* 耳根 (ěrgēn)
* 耳根子
* 耳根廂 / 耳根厢
* 耳根清淨 / 耳根清净
* 耳根軟 / 耳根软 (ěrgēnruǎn)
* 耳機 / 耳机 (ěrjī)
* 耳殼 / 耳壳
* 耳毫
* 耳沉 (ěrchén)
* 耳消耳息
* 耳滿鼻滿 / 耳满鼻满
* 耳濡目染 (ěrrúmùrǎn)
* 耳熱 / 耳热
* 耳熟 (ěrshú)
* 耳熱眼跳 / 耳热眼跳
* 耳熟能詳 / 耳熟能详 (ěrshúnéngxiáng)
* 耳環 / 耳环 (ěrhuán)
* 耳璫 / 耳珰
* 耳生 (ěrshēng)
* 耳目 (ěrmù)
* 耳目一新 (ěrmùyīxīn)
* 耳目之娛 / 耳目之娱
* 耳目之欲
* 耳目昏眩
* 耳目聰明 / 耳目聪明
* 耳矣
* 耳石 (ěrshí)
* 耳視目聽 / 耳视目听
* 耳福 (ěrfú)
* 耳穴 (ěrxué)
* 耳空 (hīⁿ-khang) (Min Nan)
* 耳紅面赤 / 耳红面赤
* 耳耳
* 耳聞 / 耳闻 (ěrwén)
* 耳聞目擊 / 耳闻目击
* 耳聞目睹 / 耳闻目睹 (ěrwénmùdǔ)
* 耳聞目見 / 耳闻目见 (ěrwénmùjiàn)
* 耳聰 / 耳聪
* 耳聰目明 / 耳聪目明 (ērcōngmùmíng)
* 耳聾 / 耳聋 (ěrlóng)
* 耳聽八方 / 耳听八方 (ěrtīngbāfāng)
* 耳聾目花 / 耳聋目花
* 耳背 (ěrbèi)
* 耳脖子
* 耳膜 (ěrmó)
* 耳蝸 / 耳蜗 (ěrwō)
* 耳衣
* 耳語 / 耳语 (ěryǔ)
* 耳護子 / 耳护子
* 耳軟 / 耳软
* 耳軟心活 / 耳软心活
* 耳輪 / 耳轮 (ěrlún)
* 耳返 (ěrfǎn)
* 耳邊風 / 耳边风 (ěrbiānfēng)
* 耳郭 (ěrguō)
* 耳重
* 耳針 / 耳针
* 耳鏡 / 耳镜
* 耳鑒 / 耳鉴
* 耳門 / 耳门
* 耳閉 / 耳闭
* 耳際 / 耳际
* 耳順 / 耳顺
* 耳順之年 / 耳顺之年 (ěrshùnzhīnián)
* 耳風 / 耳风
* 耳食 (ěrshí)
* 耳食之聞 / 耳食之闻
* 耳食之言
* 耳食之談 / 耳食之谈
* 耳飾 / 耳饰 (ěrshì)
* 耳餘 / 耳余
* 耳鬢交接 / 耳鬓交接
* 耳鬢廝磨 / 耳鬓厮磨 (ěrbìnsīmó)
* 耳鳴 / 耳鸣 (ěrmíng)
* 耳麥 / 耳麦 (ěrmài)
* 耳鼻喉科 (ěrbíhóukē)
* 聊復爾耳 / 聊复尔耳
* 聒耳 (guō'ěr)
* 股肱耳目
* 肥頭大耳 / 肥头大耳 (féitóudà'ěr)
* 臉紅耳赤 / 脸红耳赤
* 舌弊耳聾 / 舌弊耳聋
* 莫耳 (mò'ěr)
* 蒼耳 / 苍耳 (cāng'ěr)
* 虎耳草 (hǔ'ěrcǎo)
* 褎如充耳
* 言猶在耳 / 言犹在耳 (yányóuzài'ěr)
* 許由洗耳 / 许由洗耳
* 護耳 / 护耳
* 貓耳朵 / 猫耳朵
* 貫耳 / 贯耳
* 貴耳賤目 / 贵耳贱目
* 躡足附耳 / 蹑足附耳
* 軟耳朵 / 软耳朵
* 轟雷貫耳 / 轰雷贯耳
* 逆耳 (nì'ěr)
* 逆耳之言
* 逆耳利行
* 逆耳忠言
* 過耳秋風 / 过耳秋风
* 遮人耳目
* 遮耳目
* 避人耳目
* 酒酣耳熱 / 酒酣耳热
* 里耳
* 重耳
* 銀耳 / 银耳 (yín'ěr)
* 長耳公 / 长耳公
* 長耳鴞 / 长耳鸮
* 防蔽耳目
* 附耳 (fù'ěr)
* 附耳低言
* 隔牆有耳 / 隔墙有耳 (géqiángyǒu'ěr)
* 隔窗有耳
* 雪菲耳
* 震耳
* 震耳欲聾 / 震耳欲聋 (zhèn'ěryùlóng)
* 面命耳提
* 面圓耳大 / 面圆耳大
* 面紅耳熱 / 面红耳热
* 面紅耳赤 / 面红耳赤 (miànhóng'ěrchì)
* 面紅過耳 / 面红过耳
* 順耳 / 顺耳 (shùn'ěr)
* 順風耳 / 顺风耳 (Shùnfēng'ěr)
* 飛耳 / 飞耳
* 馬耳東風 / 马耳东风 (mǎ'ěrdōngfēng)
* 駭人耳目 / 骇人耳目
* 騄耳 / 𫘧耳
* 驚耳 / 惊耳 (jīng'ěr)
* 黃耳傳書 / 黄耳传书

### References

* “耳”, 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–
* “耳”, 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), “耳”, 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), “耳”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 61.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: に (ni)
* Kan-on: じ (ji, Jōyō)
* Kun: みみ (mimi, 耳, Jōyō)、のみ (nomi, 耳)

#### Compounds

* 耳(じ)珠(じゅ) (jiju): tragus
* 耳(じ)朶(だ) (jida): earlobe

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 耳
* みみ Grade: 1
* kun'yomi
* ⟨mi$_1$mi$_1$⟩ → */mimi/ → /mimi/
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE. From Proto-Japonic *mimi.

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みみ [mìmíꜜ] (Odaka –)
* IPA: [mʲimʲi]

### Noun

耳(みみ) • (mimi)
* ear; ears
    耳(みみ)が痒(かゆ)いのです。
       Mimi ga kayui no desu.
       My ear is itchy.
* crust (of bread)
* selvedge (woven edge of a bolt of fabric)

#### Derived terms

* イカ耳(みみ) (ikamimi): "squid ears", slang term for a cat folding its ears when upset
* 獣(けもの)耳(みみ) (kemonomimi): kemonomimi
* 猫(ねこ)耳(みみ) (nekomimi): nekomimi
* 耳(みみ)朶(たぶ) (mimitabu), 耳(みみ)埵(たぶ) (mimitabu): earlobe

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 耳
* のみ Grade: 1
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 耳 – see the following entry. :
| 【のみ】 | [particle] only, limited to [adverb] alone [adverb] merely Alternative spellings 而已, 已 |
(This term, 耳, is an alternative spelling (archaic) of the above term.) :

### References

* ↑ “耳”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 耳 (MC nyiX).
Historical Readings :
| Dongguk Jeongun Reading |||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᅀᅵᆼ〯 (Yale: zǐ) | ᅀᅵᆼ〯 (Yale: zǐ) |
| Middle Korean |||
| Text | Eumhun | Eumhun |
| Text | Gloss (hun) | Reading |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | 귀〮 (Yale: kwúy) | ᅀᅵ〯 (Yale: zǐ) |

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [i(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

### Hanja

Wikisource 耳 (eumhun 귀 이 (gwi i))
* hanja form of 이 (“ear”) [affix]

#### Compounds

* 내이 (內耳, naei)
* 외이 (外耳, oei)
* 이목 (耳目, imok)
* 이비인후과 (耳鼻咽喉科, ibiinhugwa)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Okinawan
### Kanji

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Kun: みん (min)、みみ (mimi)

#### Compounds

* 耳(みみ)ぐい (mimigui, “cloud ear fungus”)

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *mimi, from Proto-Japonic *mimi. Cognate with mainland Japanese 耳 (mimi).

### Noun

耳(みん) (min)
* ear

## Vietnamese
### Han character

耳: Hán Nôm readings: nhĩ, nhải, nhãi
* chữ Hán form of nhĩ (“ear”).

#### Compounds

* 土耳其 (Thổ Nhĩ Kì, “Turkey”)
* 心耳 (tâm nhĩ, “atrium”)
* 木耳 (mộc nhĩ, “wood ear”)
* 芒耳 (màng nhĩ, “eardrum”)