悦耳

yuè ěr · HSK 7

sweet-sounding

👂🎵 悦 pleasant + 耳 ear = pleasant to the ear, sweet-sounding

耳 is the ear radical (note the two strokes like an ear outline). Pair it with 悦 happy/pleasing and you get a sound that pleases the ear. Same 悦 as in 喜悦 joy.

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