How to write 儿 (ér, “child”)
儿, an HSK 1 character, is read ér for “child” and “son”, and also r (“non-syllabic diminutive suffix”). The traditional form is 兒, 8 strokes instead of 2. Among the HSK words it appears in 儿子 (“son”), 哪儿 (“where?”) and 女儿 (“daughter”). Japanese reads it jin, “legs radical”.
- Pinyin
- ér, r
- Strokes
- 2
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 儿 (“legs”)
- Traditional
- 兒
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
As a left-right character it splits into 丿 (“slash”), stroke 1; 乚 (“hook”), stroke 2, written the left part first.
- Left-falling stroke ㇒top leftdownwards → down and left
- Vertical-curve-hook ㇟topdown and right
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 2 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 儿 · 2 strokes
- Traditional
- 兒 · 8 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| ér second tone | child; son | 兒 | 儿子 女儿 儿童 儿女 |
| r neutral tone | non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final | 兒 | 哪儿 这儿 那儿 有点儿 |
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- Words with it
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Words with 儿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 儿子 兒子 | érzi | son HSK 1 |
| 哪儿 哪兒 | nǎr | where?; wherever HSK 1 |
| 女儿 女兒 | nǚ’ér | daughter HSK 1 |
| 这儿 這兒 | zhèr | here HSK 1 |
| 那儿 那兒 | nàr | there HSK 1 |
| 有点儿 有點兒 | yǒudiǎnr | slightly; a little HSK 1 |
| 一会儿 一會兒 | yíhuìr | a moment; a while HSK 2 |
| 儿童 兒童 | értóng | child HSK 4 |
| 儿女 兒女 | érnǚ | children; sons and daughters HSK 5 |
| 没法儿 沒法兒 | méifǎr | can't do anything about it; there's no way that ... HSK 5 |
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