儿

ér

HSK 13 readings

“Child” in Chinese is 儿 (ér).

Other characters with the syllable er: see all 6 →

Meaning

child
son
non-syllabic diminutive suffix

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retroflex final

Example

我认识你儿子。

I know your son.

From 儿子 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

érchild / son
ernon-syllabic diminutive suffix (e.g. 花儿 huār); retroflex final

Stroke Order

2 strokes

Words containing 儿

儿子érzisonHSK 1 哪儿nǎrwhere?HSK 1 那儿nàrthereHSK 1 女儿nǚ'érdaughterHSK 1 玩儿wánrto playHSK 1 这儿zhèrhereHSK 1 好玩儿hǎowánrerhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]HSK 1 没事儿méishìrto have spare timeHSK 1

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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