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聵
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聩
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deaf

HSK 10
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kuì
ゲ、カイ
つんぼ
Components
Traditional (聵)
耳 ear+ 貴 expensive =
聵 deaf
耳 Meaning component
ěr ear
ear
貴 Phonetic component
expensive
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Simplified (聩)
耳 ear+ 贵 costly =
聩 deaf
耳 Meaning component
ěr ear
ear
贵 Phonetic component
guì costly
expensive, costly, valuable
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Notes
Similar Characters
取 take咠 to whisper聂 Nie (surname) (simp)聖 holy (trad/jp)聶 whisper (iii) (trad)佴 a second洱 a lake in Yunnan珥 ear ornament茸 downy铒 erbium (simp)餌 bait (trad/jp)饵 entice (simp)耵 cerumen耷 ears hanging down耸 urge on (simp)耻 humiliation (simp)耽 indulge in聃 ears without rims聆 listen聊 chat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
聵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
聩 / 聵 [kuì]
born deaf; deaf; obtuse
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
振聋发聩 [zhèn​lóng​fā​kuì] #65,587
lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
昏聩 [hūn​kuì] #56,922
muddle-headed
发聋振聩 [fā​lóng​zhèn​kuì] #70,607
lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
聋聩 [lóng​kuì]
deaf