儿
Character
child
- Radical
- 儿 (itself)
- Strokes
- 2
- Structure
- Left–right
- Parts
- 丿 乚
- Traditional
- 兒
- Frequency
- #200 most common character
Readings and meanings
- child CC-CEDICT
- son CC-CEDICT
Words that use “儿” as ér
儿子ér zisonWordHSK 1女儿nǚ érdaughterWordHSK 1儿童ér tónga childWordHSK 4幼儿园yòu ér yuánkindergarten, a school where young children play and learnWordHSK 4儿女ér nǚchildrenWordHSK 5儿科ér kēthe part of a hospital where doctors help sick childrenWordHSK 6孤儿gū éra child whose mother and father have diedWordHSK 6少儿shào éra childWordHSK 6
r
r10444Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is ér.
- non-syllabic diminutive suffix CC-CEDICT
- retroflex final CC-CEDICT
r
p559Reading 3- spoken ending added to some words (as in 这儿, 这儿 meaning 'here')
- spoken ending added to some words (as in 花儿, 花儿 meaning 'flower')
Stroke order
All 2 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 儿
Draw “儿” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
我儿子今年五岁。
wǒ ér zi jīn nián wǔ suì
My son is five years old this year.
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我们去那儿看书。
wǒ men qù nà r kàn shū
We go over there to read books.
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这儿的花儿很好看。
zhè r de huā r hěn hǎo kàn
The flowers here are very pretty.
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