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耳根

耳根

Chinese

ear radical (chem.); root; basis
simp. and trad.
(耳根) 		耳 根

Noun

耳根

  1. (anatomy) root of the ear
  2. in one's ears; near one's ears; ear
  3. (Buddhism) “ear or hearing faculty”, one of the six sensory faculties

Derived terms

  • 耳根子
  • 耳根廂／耳根厢
  • 耳根清淨／耳根清净
  • 耳根軟／耳根软

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (耳根):

Etymology

The Buddhism sense is a translation of Sanskrit श्रोत्रेन्द्रिय ‎(śrotrendriya, “sense or organ of hearing”). The Tibetan equivalent is རྣ་བའི་དབང་པོ ‎(rna ba'i dbang po).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 耳 根
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 日 (38) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 之 (19) 痕 (53)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 而止切 古痕切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ȵɨX/ /kən/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ȵɨX/ /kən/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ȵʑieX/ /kən/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ȵɨX/ /kən/
Li
Rong		 /ȵiəX/ /kən/
Wang
Li		 /ȵʑĭəX/ /kən/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ȵʑiX/ /kən/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 ěr gēn

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