lóng
deaf
Phonosemantic compound. 耳 represents the meaning and 龍 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 聾
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
deaf | ||
deaf person | ||
deaf | ||
deaf and dumb | ||
ear-splitting (idiom); deafening |
Sources