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耳光 (ěr guāng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 耳光

名 míng noun

slap

她狠狠地给了他一个耳光。

tā hěn hěn de gěi le tā yí gè ěr guāng

She gave him a hard slap.

Word breakdown

耳 ěr — ear, refers to the face/ear area where the slap lands

光 guāng — part of the compound meaning slap, may relate to the sound or impact

Structure & writing

1 耳 ěr — ear, the hearing organ of humans and animals

耳 is a component in 15 characters

HSK 3

聊 liáo (lit.) for the time being; tentatively 聪 cōng (lit.) sense of hearing 闻 wén to hear

HSK 4

取 qǔ to take into one's hand 职 zhí duty; responsibility; what one is obliged to do 联 lián to connect; to unite 聘 pìn to hire or appoint someone to a position

HSK 6

耽 dān to delay; to procrastinate

HSK 7

椰 yē coconut palm, a tall tropical evergreen tree whose fruit contains juice and edible flesh 耸 sǒng to tower; to stand tall 耻 chǐ shame; disgrace 耿 gěng (lit.) bright; luminous 聆 líng (lit.) to listen; to listen attentively

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聋 lóng deaf; hard of hearing 饵 ěr cake; pastry

耳 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 光 guāng — light (visible or invisible radiation such as sunlight, lamplight, moonlight, infrared or ultraviolet rays); also called 光波 or 光线

光 is a component in 4 characters

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恍 huǎng suddenly; all at once; in a flash 晃 huàng to shake, to sway 耀 yào to shine brilliantly; to dazzle 辉 huī radiant brilliance; glowing splendor

consists of

2.1 ⺌ guāng — small, tiny

⺌ is a component in 6 characters

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当 dāng to serve as; to act as

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光 guāng light (visible or invisible radiation such as sunlight, lamplight, moonlight, infrared or ultraviolet rays); also called 光波 or 光线

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肖 xiào to resemble, to look like 锁 suǒ lock (metal device requiring a key, code, or card to open)

HSK 6

尚 shàng to revere; to value highly

HSK 7

琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty

2.2 兀 wù — towering and prominent

兀 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 1

元 yuán the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), founded by Kublai Khan 西 xī west (one of the four cardinal directions, the side where the sun sets; opposite of '东')

HSK 4

光 guāng light (visible or invisible radiation such as sunlight, lamplight, moonlight, infrared or ultraviolet rays); also called 光波 or 光线微 wēi tiny; slight

Stroke order

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Meaning of 耳光

耳 ěr — ear, refers to the face/ear area where the slap lands

光 guāng — part of the compound meaning slap, may relate to the sound or impact