Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Ear (ěr) 聋 Kangxi strokes: 22 Page 970, Entry 26 Pronounced lóng Shuowen Jiezi (Shuōwén Jiězì): Unable to hear sound. Explanation of Names (Shìmíng): Like being covered in a cage, unable to perceive the outside world. Zuo Tradition (Zuǒzhuàn), 26th Year of Duke Xi: If the ears cannot hear the harmony of the five sounds, this is deafness. Also, 14th Year of Duke Xuan: The state of Zheng is clear, the state of Song is muddled. Commentary: Deaf, muddled and unclear. Book of Rites (Lǐjì), Royal Regulations: The mute, the deaf, the lame, the crippled, and those with incomplete limbs. Sub-commentary: Deaf refers to ears unable to hear sound. Also, Conglong, the name of a wild beast. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shānhǎijīng): Mount Fuyu, the wild beasts there are mostly Conglong, shaped like sheep but with red manes. Commentary: Conglong, shaped like sheep, black head, red mane. Also, Rhyme Supplement (Yùnbǔ): Rhymes with láng. Forest of Changes (Yìlín): Looking from afar, there is no light, unable to distinguish blue from yellow. Plugging the ears with silk cotton makes one muddled and unclear. Textual research: Zuo Tradition (Zuǒzhuàn), 26th Year of Duke Xi, "ears cannot hear the harmony of the five sounds is deafness." According to the original text, "is deafness" has been corrected from "called deafness."