Chinese symbol for “deafening”
震耳欲聋
zhèn ěr yù lóng
Traditional: 震耳欲聾
ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
The closest CC-CEDICT match for deafening is 震耳欲聋 (zhèn ěr yù lóng), defined as: ear-splitting (idiom); deafening.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 震耳欲聋.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地震 | dì zhèn | earthquake |
| 震惊 (震驚) | zhèn jīng | to shock; to astonish |
| 震撼 | zhèn hàn | to shake; to shock |
| 震动 (震動) | zhèn dòng | to shake; to vibrate |
| 震荡 (震盪) | zhèn dàng | to shake up; to jolt |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear; 只 (zhī),个 (gè),对 (duì) |
| 耳机 (耳機) | ěr jī | headphones; earphones |
| 耳光 | ěr guāng | a slap on the face; 记 (jì) |
| 欲望 (慾望) | yù wàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving |
| 耳聋 (耳聾) | ěr lóng | deaf |
See also: Japanese symbol for “deafening”.
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.