悦 yuè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 兑 to exchange
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
悦耳
yuè'ěr
pleasant to the ear
Characters in this word
耳 ěr
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 她的声音并不高亢，却清澈悦耳，很适合朗读散文。 Tā de shēngyīn bìng bù gāokàng, què qīngchè yuè'ěr, hěn shìhé lǎngdú sǎnwén. Her voice is not loud, but it is clear and pleasant to the ear, making it well suited to reading prose aloud.
- 清晨，鸟儿的歌声十分悦耳。 Qīngchén, niǎo'ér de gēshēng shífēn yuè'ěr. In the early morning, the birds' song is very pleasant to the ear.
- 这位歌手的声音温柔悦耳，观众都很喜欢。 Zhè wèi gēshǒu de shēngyīn wēnróu yuè'ěr, guānzhòng dōu hěn xǐhuan. This singer's voice is gentle and melodious, and the audience all love it.
Related words
- 喜悦 xǐyuè joy; delight
- 愉悦 yúyuè joyful; pleasant
- 耳机 ěrjī headphones
- 耳朵 ěrduo ear
- 耳环 ěrhuán earring
- 刺耳 cì'ěr ear-piercing; grating
- 耳光 ěrguāng slap in the face
- 耳目一新 ěrmùyìxīn to find something refreshingly new
- 耳熟能详 ěrshúnéngxiáng widely known; familiar to many
- 交头接耳 jiāotóujiē'ěr to whisper to one another
- 面红耳赤 miànhóng'ěrchì flushed with anger or embarrassment
- 掩耳盗铃 yǎn'ěrdàolíng to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand