耳朵
HSK 3 (exam 2025)Old HSK 3
耳朵 (ěrduo) · ear
耳朵 (ěrduo) means “ear”. It is written with 2 characters: 耳 (ear) + 朵 (measure word for flowers and clouds). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 耳朵 is built
The characters
耳 ěr · ear
What 耳 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An ear (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
朵 duǒ · measure word for flowers and clouds
What 朵 is made of
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
我的耳朵很疼。Wǒ de ěrduo hěn téng.My ear hurts a lot.
小狗的耳朵很大。Xiǎogǒu de ěrduo hěn dà.The puppy has big ears.
Questions about 耳朵
What does 耳朵 mean?
耳朵 (ěrduo) means “ear”.
How do you pronounce 耳朵?
耳朵 is pronounced ěrduo.
Which HSK level is 耳朵?
耳朵 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 3.
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Learn 耳朵 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 3 · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.