Chinese symbol for “eardrum”
耳膜
ěr mó
eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
The closest CC-CEDICT match for eardrum is 耳膜 (ěr mó), defined as: eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “eardrum”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 耳膜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 耳环 (耳環) | ěr huán | earring; 只 (zhī),对 (duì) |
| 木耳 | mù ěr | wood ear; jelly ear (edible fungus); measure word: 朵 (duǒ) |
| 耳目 | ěr mù | eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice |
| 面膜 | miàn mó | facial mask; cleanser |
| 薄膜 | bó mó | membrane; film |
See also: Japanese symbol for “eardrum”.
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.