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洱

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see 洱海[Er3 hai3]

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Strokes
9
Radical
水 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
洱
Common rank
#3,304
Unicode
U+6D31

Formation & memory

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How 洱 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 耳 sound ( ěr )

Components 氵 耳

Words with 洱

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WordPinyinMeaning
宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县 Níng ěr Hā ní zú Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, in Pu'er City 普洱市[Pu3 er3 Shi4], Yunnan
宁洱县 Níng ěr Xiàn see 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县[Ning2 er3 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
普洱市 Pǔ ěr Shì Pu'er, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
洱源县 Ěr yuán Xiàn Eryuan, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1…
普洱茶 Pǔ ěr chá Pu'er tea, a type of black tea produced in the Pu'er region of southwestern Yunnan
洱海 Ěr hǎi Erhai Lake
普洱 Pǔ ěr see 普洱市[Pu3 er3 Shi4]; see 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2]
宁洱 Níng ěr see 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县[Ning2 er3 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
洱源 Ěr yuán see 洱源縣|洱源县[Er3 yuan2 Xian4]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 耳 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
耳 sound part ěr ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
饵 ěr bait; cake; dumplings; to bait, to entice
茸 róng soft, downy; buds, sprouts
铒 ěr erbium