lóng

deaf

dragon (龙) + ear (耳) = deaf

耳 carries the meaning: an ear that cannot function. 龙 gives the approximate sound lóng and does not contribute to the sense of deafness.

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DragonPhonetic

他从小就了,听不见任何声音。

tā cóng xiǎo jiù lóng le, tīng bu jiàn rèn hé shēng yīn。

he has been deaf since childhood and cannot hear any sound.

那场事故让他双耳变,再也听不见音乐了。

nà chǎng shì gù ràng tā shuāng ěr biàn lóng, zài yě tīng bu jiàn yīn yuè le。

that accident made both his ears go deaf, and he can no longer hear music.

Words with 聋

震耳欲聋

zhèn ěr yù lóng

ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

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

眼瞎耳聋

yǎn xiā ěr lóng

to be deaf and blind (idiom)

耳聋

ěr lóng

deaf

聋子

lóng zi

deaf person

聋人

lóng rén

deaf person

聋哑

lóng yǎ

deaf and nonverbal

聋哑人

lóng yǎ rén

person who is deaf and nonverbal

聋聩

lóng kuì

deaf

聋胞

lóng bāo

hearing impaired person (Tw)

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