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deaf

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

耳 (semantic, “ear”) + 龙 (phonetic, lóng)

components: 龙耳

deaf · Heisig RSH #2936

龙 dragon + 耳 ear

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 龙

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 龙 (lóng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
龙 sound component	lóng	dragon; symbol of the emperor
笼	lóng	basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum
宠	chǒng	to love; to favor, to pamper, to spoil; concubine
拢	lǒng	to collect, to bring together
陇	lǒng	a mountain located in the Shanxi provice
垄	lǒng	grave, mound; furrow, ridge
珑	lóng	the tinkling of jewelry
泷	lóng	raining; wet, soaked; rapids; a river in Guangdong
胧	lóng	blurry, obscured; the condition or appearance of the moon
茏	lóng	tall grass; water-weeds
咙	lóng	throat
眬	lóng	faint, fuzzy, blurry
砻	lóng	millstone; to grind, to mill
垅	lǒng	grave, mound; furrow, ridge
栊	lóng	cage, pen; grating

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
震耳欲聋	zhèn ěr yù lóng	ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
眼瞎耳聋	yǎn xiā ěr lóng	to be deaf and blind (idiom)
装聋作哑	zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ	to play deaf-mute
聋子	lóng zi	deaf person
聋人	lóng rén	deaf person; hearing-impaired person
聋哑人	lóng yǎ rén	a deaf and mute person
耳聋	ěr lóng	deaf
聋胞	lóng bāo	hearing impaired person (Tw)
震聋	zhèn lóng	to deafen
振聋发聩	zhèn lóng fā kuì	lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
发聋振聩	fā lóng zhèn kuì	lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
聋哑	lóng yǎ	deaf and nonverbal
聋聩	lóng kuì	deaf; fig. stupid and ignorant