Chinese symbol for “deaf”
聋
lóng
Traditional: 聾
deaf
The closest CC-CEDICT match for deaf is 聋 (lóng), defined as: deaf.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “deaf”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耳聋 (耳聾) | ěr lóng | deaf |
| 聋聩 (聾聵) | lóng kuì | deaf; fig. stupid and ignorant |
| 聩 (聵) | kuì | born deaf; deaf |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 聋.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耳聋 (耳聾) | ěr lóng | deaf |
| 装聋作哑 (裝聾作啞) | zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ | to play deaf-mute |
| 震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾) | zhèn ěr yù lóng | ear-splitting (idiom); deafening |
| 聋哑 (聾啞) | lóng yǎ | deaf and nonverbal |
| 聋子 (聾子) | lóng zi | deaf person |
| 聋哑人 (聾啞人) | lóng yǎ rén | a deaf and mute person |
See also: Japanese symbol for “deaf”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.