Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Ear (ěr) 耾 Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 966, Entry 13 Pronounced hong (rising tone). In the Dictionary of Revised Etymology (Boyu), it means deaf. In the Comprehensive Guide to Characters (Yupian), it means whispering in the ear. In the Meeting of Rhymes (Yunhui), it also refers to a sound inside the ear. Also, according to the Meeting of Rhymes, it refers to a loud sound. In the Rhapsody on Wind (Feng Fu) by Song Yu: The thundering sound of hong hong. In the Model Sayings (Fayan) by Yang Xiong: It is not thunder, it is not a bolt of lightning, but a faint, rolling sound of hong hong. In the Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu) by Zuo Si: Along with the grand echoes of singing in harmony, it moves the clanging and thundering sound of the bells and drums. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced hong (level tone). Also, according to the Collected Rhymes of the Five Tones (Wuyin Jiyun), pronounced hong (level tone). The meaning is the same. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form.