聋
lóng · HSK 7
deaf
🦻 龙 dragon (lóng) gives the sound, 耳 ear sits below = deaf
聋 is a phonetic compound: the top 龙 lóng (dragon) supplies the pronunciation, while the bottom 耳 (ear) supplies the meaning. An ear that no longer works is deaf, and it shares lóng with dragon.
聋 — dragon 龍 (phonetic) + ear 耳 (semantic)
聋 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The ear 耳 component signals the meaning—something to do with hearing—while 龍 (lóng, dragon) supplies the sound. Together they denote 'deaf,' i.e. an ear that cannot hear. The simplified form replaces the older 聾 with 龙 on top.