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Word and Radical Components of 耳环

The Chinese word 耳环 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
耳环 1. Simplified form of 耳環

耳环 ⇨ 耳 + 环
Component Pinyin Meanings
ěr 1. ear
     耳聾 - deaf
2. ear-like object
     木耳 - wood ear; black fungus
3. something on both sides
     耳房 - penthouse
     耳門 - side door
4. handle on both sides of an object
5. (obsolete) to hear; to hear of
6. (Quanzhou, &, Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) something that can be used to coerce or threaten someone
ěr 7. (literary) (Phrase-final particle:) merely; only; that's all
réng, ěr 8. (zh-only, 耳孫)
1. Variant of 環
2. Variant of 寰

环 ⇨ + 不
Component Pinyin Meanings
1.
1. (q, preceding verbs and adjectives) not
     這個 。 - This is not good.
      。 - He does not love you.
2. (q, between a verb and a complement) can not
     (ant, zh, )
      。 - I can't see you.
3. no (answer to a yes-no question)
      日本人 。 - Are you Japanese? No, I'm not.
4. (Used with 就 to indicate the first of two alternatives.)
      每天 上班就是 義工一點兒r 休息 時間 沒有。 - Every day, he either goes to work or volunteers, not leaving any time for rest.
5. (colloquial) (Question particle placed at the end of the sentence.)
6. (colloquial) (Intensifying particle often used with 好.)
7. (zh-o) (Meaningless particle used in poems and other texts.)
fǒu 8. (zh-o) Alternative form of 否 (negation and question particle)
9. Original form of 柎 (calyx)
10. (Min Nan) Alternative form of 毋 (-)

不 ⇨ 丆 + 卜
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. Variant of 厂
1. divination
2. to divine
3. (literary) to foretell; to predict
     生死未卜 - no one knows whether the person is dead of alive
4. (literary) to choose
     卜居 - to choose a place to live
5. Simplified form of 蔔
6. Variant of 欲