耳耳 ěr'ěr flourishing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents ěr'ěr flourishing · [discontent] · erect 耳 ěr reduplication ear (bound form) ear; the organ of hearingěr'ěr merely 耳 ěr reduplication [limitation] Literary word used at the end of a sentence to express limitation, meaning "and that is all" or "nothing more", similar to 而已 éryǐ or 罢了 bàle.