聋 (lóng): deaf
聋 (lóng) is a Chinese character meaning “deaf.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 龙 (phonetic) and 耳 (semantic). It ranks #2678 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 聋 ear. Its radical form 耳 (ear) appears in many related characters such as 闻 (wén, to hear, to smell), 职 (zhí, job, duty), 联 (lián, connect, unite).
Definitions
- deaf
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 聋子noun | lóng zi | deaf person |
| 震耳欲聋phrase | zhèn ěr yù lóng | ear-splitting (idiom) |
| 聋哑人noun | lóng yǎ rén | a deaf and mute person |
| 耳聋adjective | ěr lóng | deaf |
| 聋哑adjective | lóng yǎ | deaf and nonverbal |
| 装聋作哑phrase | zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ | to play deaf-mute |
| 振聋发聩phrase | zhèn lóng fā kuì | lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom) |
| 聋人noun | lóng rén | deaf person |
| 发聋振聩 | fā lóng zhèn kuì | lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom) |
| 眼瞎耳聋 | yǎn xiā ěr lóng | to be deaf and blind (idiom) |
| 震聋 | zhèn lóng | to deafen |
| 聋胞 | lóng bāo | hearing impaired person (Tw) |
| 聋聩adjective | lóng kuì | deaf |
聋 appears in 13 compound words: 46 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 23 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 聋 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
Example Sentences
长时间听 loud 音乐可能会损伤听力,甚至导致耳聋。
Cháng shíjiān tīng loud yīnyuè kěnéng huì sǔnshāng tīnglì, shènzhì dǎozhì ěrlóng.
Listening to loud music for long periods may damage hearing and even cause deafness.
终场哨响,全场观众起立欢呼,掌声与呐喊声震耳欲聋。
zhōng chǎng shào xiǎng , quán chǎng guàn zhòng qǐ lì huān hū , zhǎng shēng yǔ nà hǎn shēng zhèn ěr yù lóng .
As the final whistle blew, the entire crowd rose to their feet in cheers, and the applause and shouts were deafening.
房间里没有声音,却震耳欲聋。
fáng jiān lǐ méi yǒu shēng yīn , què zhèn ěr yù lóng .
The room was silent, yet the silence was deafening.
再就是突发性耳聋,这在年轻人当中非常多,典型症状是单侧耳鸣。
zài jiù shì tū fā xìng ěr lóng , zhè zài nián qīng rén dāng zhōng fēi cháng duō , diǎn xíng zhèng zhuàng shì dān cè ěr míng .
Another condition is sudden hearing loss, which is very common among young people; the typical symptom is tinnitus in one ear.
再就是突发性耳聋,这是现在年轻人当中非常多的,典型的症状就是单侧的耳鸣。
zài jiù shì tū fā xìng ěr lóng , zhè shì xiàn zài nián qīng rén dāng zhōng fēi cháng duō de , diǎn xíng de zhèng zhuàng jiù shì dān cè de ěr míng .
Another condition is sudden hearing loss, which is very common among young people today; the typical symptom is tinnitus in one ear.
放鞭炮放成爆震性耳聋 专家提醒:一次巨响就能造成不可逆损伤
fàng biān pào fàng chéng bào zhèn xìng ěr lóng zhuān jiā tí xǐng yī cì jù xiǎng jiù néng zào chéng bù kě nì sǔn shāng
Firecrackers are set off as knocking deafness Experts remind: A loud noise can cause irreversible damage
海伦凯勒眼盲,耳聋,又哑。
Hǎilún kǎi lè yǎn máng, ěrlóng, yòu yā.
Helen Keller was blind, deaf and dumb.
海伦·凯勒眼盲、耳聋并且不能说话。
Hǎilún · kǎi lè yǎn máng, ěrlóng bìngqiě bù néng shuōhuà.
Helen Keller was blind, deaf and mute.
聋哑的人用手语说话。
Lóngyǎ de rén yòng shǒuyǔ shuōhuà.
Deaf-mute people talk using sign language.
善良是聋子能听盲人能看的语言。
Shànliáng shì lóngzi néng tīng mángrén néng kàn de yǔyán.
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 耳 (ear) component
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