聵 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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kuì

deaf

Components

耳 Meaning component

ěr

ear

貴 Sound component

guì

expensive

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

kuì

deaf; born deaf; obtuse

Most common words with 聵

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	振聋发聩	lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
	聩	deaf
	昏聩	muddle-headed
	发聋振聩	lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[ŋ]ˤruj-s	ngweajH	kuì	deaf

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5209th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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