Chinese symbol for “headphones”
耳机
ěr jī
Traditional: 耳機
headphones; earphones; telephone receiver
The closest CC-CEDICT match for headphones is 耳机 (ěr jī), defined as: headphones; earphones; telephone receiver.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “headphones”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 耳机.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear; 只 (zhī),个 (gè),对 (duì) |
| 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 |
| 机构 (機構) | jī gòu | mechanism; structure |
| 机会 (機會) | jī huì | opportunity; chance |
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “headphones”.
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.