Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

volume; amount; quantity; forehead; quota

Chinese: 卷册。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “e” becomes a different word in each tone. 额 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 金额jīn ésum of money; amount of money
  • 额外é wàiextra; added; additional
  • 数额shù éamount; sum of money; fixed number
  • 名额míng équota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)
  • 余额yú ébalance (of an account, bill etc); surplus; remainder

Example Sentence

他的额头上冒出了汗珠。Tā de é tóu shàng mào chū le hàn zhū.Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

hedeof额头é tóuforeheadshàngonmàoto bravechūto go outle(completed action)汗珠hàn zhūbeads of sweat