聋 Stroke Order

聋 lóng 1. Deafness; inability to hear sounds. Example: 聋子 (deaf person). 耳聋 (hearing loss). 发聋振聩 (to make a loud sound so that deaf people can hear; metaphorically, to awaken confused people with language and writing). 2. Stupid; ignorant of reason. Example: 聋聩 (deaf or congenital deafness; metaphorically, ignorant and unaware). 聋昧 (deaf and blind). 聋瞢 (deaf and blind). 引: 1. From the Shuowen Jiezi: 聋, 无闻也 (deafness means no hearing). 2. From Zhuangzi, Xīyáoyóu: 聋者无以与乎钟鼓之声 (the deaf cannot participate in the sounds of bells and drums). 3. From Zuo Zhuan, Xi Gong, Year 24: 耳不听五声之和为聋，目不别五色之章为昧 (not hearing the harmony of five sounds renders one deaf; not distinguishing five colors results in ignorance). 例: 1. 聋言 (metaphor for concealment or deception); 聋俗 (metaphor for ignorant customs, like having ears yet not hearing); 聋昧 (metaphor for dullness and ignorance). 引: 1. From Mei Cheng, Qīfā: 发瞽披聋 (to spread misunderstanding among the deaf). 2. Stupidity; ignorance of reason. Example: 聋俗 (metaphor for ignorant customs). 引: 1. From Wang Anshi, Answer to Zeng Gongli: 一兴异论，群聋和之 (when new arguments arise, the masses of the deaf echo them).