耳 ěr

1. ěr noun ear
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Used in literary Chinese as a noun and in bound form in modern Chinese as part of the two-syllable word 耳朵 (ABC 'ěr' 耳 bf; NCCED '耳' 1)
2. ěr noun Kangxi radical 128
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: Ear (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
3. ěr particle and that is all
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In Classical Chinese 耳 is a fusion of 而已 placed at the end of the sentence to restrict the meaning of the sentence (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 134). For example, 直好世俗之樂耳。'I only love the music that suits the manners of the present age.' (Mengzi: 2.1/7/10, translation by Legge)
4. ěr noun an ear-shaped object
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '耳' 2)
5. ěr adjective on both sides
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '耳' 3)
6. ěr noun a vessel handle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Archaeology
   Notes: For example, the handles of a vase (ABC 'ěr' 耳 n)
7. ěr noun ear; śrotra
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: śrotra, Japanese: ji, or: jou (BCSD '耳', p. 954; MW 'śrotra'; SH '耳', p. 218; Unihan '耳')

Contained in

• 闪笛耳耶(閃笛耳耶) Sāandilya
• 眼耳及鼻舌 vision, hearing, smell, and taste
• 贵耳贱目(貴耳賤目) to trust one's ears rather than one's eyes
• 马耳山塔寺(馬耳山塔寺) Tapsa
• 耳知声(耳知聲) sounds cognizable via the ear
• 挖耳罗汉(挖耳羅漢) the Ear Picking Arhat; Nagasena
• 六根妙用 眼中慈悲人缘好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻内清爽人健康 口舌赞美人欢喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道(六根妙用 眼中慈悲人緣好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻內清爽人健康 口舌讚美人歡喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道) Making Good Use of the Six Sensory Faculties Compassionate eyes help build good relationships. Patient ears help enhance your wisdom. A clear nose helps ensure good health. A complimenting tongue helps create joy. Beneficial deeds help bring good to others. A Buddha-like mind makes attainment possible.
• 旃檀耳 sandalwood; candana

Also contained in

可失哈耳 、 耳子 、 蒲式耳 、 银耳相思鸟 、 打耳光 、 耳洞 、 隔墙有耳 、 撒母耳记下 、 软耳朵 、 耳聪目明 、 蓝耳翠鸟 、 咬耳朵 、 长耳公 、 耳根子 、 耳垢 、 耳刮子 、 耳环 、 卷耳 、 耳顺 、 单耳旁 、 苍耳 、 使耳聋 、 交耳 、 耳坠子 、 耳饰 、 右耳旁 、 耳背 、 面红耳赤 、 招风耳 、 耳听为虚，眼见为实 、 大耳窿 、 耳鼻咽喉 、 耙耳朵 、 耳垂 、 当耳旁风 、 侧耳 、 耳软心活 、 交头接耳 、 左耳刀 、 褐耳鹰 、 耳根子软 、 耳熟 、 忠言逆耳

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 26 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 168 , has parallel version
• Scroll 18 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 168 , has parallel version
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 148
• Scroll 555 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 142 , has parallel version
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 134
• Scroll 25 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 128 , has parallel version
• Scroll 24 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 124 , has parallel version
• Scroll 77 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 120 , has parallel version
• Scroll 11 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 110 , has parallel version
• Scroll 3 Commentary on the Zhao Lun 肇論疏 — count: 106

Collocations

• 耳声 (耳聲) 耳聲 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 10
• 黑耳 (黑耳) 第二大泥犁名黑耳 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 2 — count: 10
• 知耳 (知耳) 自當知耳 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 8
• 耳鼻 (耳鼻) 耳鼻 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 8
• 耳入 (耳入) 耳入 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 6
• 头面耳 (頭面耳) 頭面耳鼻手足皆見熟爛 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
• 道耳 (道耳) 坐思道耳 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
• 人耳 (人耳) 過於人耳 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 5
• 耳鼻口 (耳鼻口) 耳鼻口身意法觀 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
• 鼻耳 (鼻耳) 斫削身及頭面手足鼻耳 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 2 — count: 4