兒 (ér)
son/child suffix
How 兒 is written
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 臼 — mortar
- Traditional
- 兒
- Simplified
- 儿
Components
- 臼 mortar
- 儿 legs
兒 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- ér
- son
- r
- non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final
Common words using 兒
- 一會兒 yīhuìr
- a while; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
- 事兒 shìr
- one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled
- 人兒 rénr
- figurine
- 今兒 jīnr
- today
- 兒女 érnǚ
- children; sons and daughters
- 兒子 érzi
- son
- 兒童 értóng
- child; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 勁兒 jìnr
- erhua variant of 勁|劲[jin4]
- 味兒 wèir
- taste
- 哪兒 nǎr
- where?; wherever; anywhere
- 女兒 nǚér
- daughter
- 嬰兒 yīngér
- infant; baby; CL:個|个[ge4]
兒 in a sentence
他兒子今年上小學。
Tā érzi jīnnián shàng xiǎoxué.
“His son starts elementary school this year.”
How common is 兒?
兒 is the 192nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 54.9% of all running text.
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