Meaning
son; non-syllabic dimi. suff.
Chinese: 孩子，也常作儿化后缀。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “er” becomes a different word in each tone. 儿 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 儿子ér zison
- 女儿nǚ érdaughter
- 一会儿yī huì ra moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...
- 这儿zhè rhere
- 哪儿nǎ rwhere?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere
Example Sentence
他有一个可爱的女儿。Tā yǒu yí ge kě ài de nǚ ér.He has a lovely daughter.
他Tāhe有yǒuto have一个yí gea可爱kě àiadorable的deof女儿nǚ érdaughter。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a child with the soft skull still open at top. Simplified from 兒. It means ‘child; son; young’ and is the diminutive suffix -r (花儿, 一会儿).
A way to remember it
A small child; also the -r ending: 花儿, 哪儿.