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ér

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ér Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ér | er2
English translation
and
as well as
and so
but (not)
yet (not)
(indicates causal relation)
(indicates change of state)
(indicates contrast)
and, and then, and yet; but

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About ér

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Number of strokes

6

Radical frequency

22

Traditional form

ér

Contains the radical

ér

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí

Etymology of ér

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Positional decomposition

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a beard, now written as Ér . The current use as a conjunction is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using ér

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饭菜 fàn cài 而外, Huán chī líng shí , 肚子 dùzi Yuè 显形 xiǎn xíng , jiù 觉得 juéde 越须 duō chī hǎo 东西 dōngxī ;不能 bù néng 亏着 zuǐ .

Aside from meals, Tigress had to eat between them.

快艇 kuài tǐng xié shǐ ér Guò .

The yacht heeled over.

yīn shòu ér téng wān xià le shēn .

He doubled up with the pain of the bolw.

ér zài 高压氧 gāo yā yǎng 治疗 zhìliáo Hòu , shèng 手指 shǒuzhǐ 坏疽 huài jū 改善 gǎishàn .

After hyperbaric oxygen therapy was given , digital gangrene improved.

jiù suǒ zhī ,拥有 yōngyǒu Sān dòng 房子 fáng zi , 而且 érqiě Néng 拥有 yōngyǒu gēng duō .

To my knowledge he owns three houses, and he may own more.

Words with ér

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
ér and ér
而且 érqiě moreover而且 érqiě
而已 éryǐ that's all而已 éryǐ
而是 ér shì rather而是 ér shì
然而 ránér however然而 ránér
从而 cóngér thus從而
反而 fǎnér instead反而 fǎnér
而言 ér yán with regard to (preceding phrase)而言 ér yán
因而 yīnér therefore因而 yīnér
进而 jìnér and then (what follows next)進而
显而易见 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly顯而易見
而后 ér hòu then而後
脱颖而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to rise above others脫穎而出
轻而易举 qīng ér yì jǔ easy輕而易舉
时而 shíér occasionally時而
尽力而为 jìn lì ér wéi to strive盡力而為
自然而然 zì rán ér rán involuntary自然而然 zì rán ér rán
视而不见 shì ér bù jiàn to ignore視而不見
擦肩而过 cā jiān ér guò brief encounter擦肩而過
继而 jì ér then繼而
而今 ér jīn now而今 ér jīn
转而 zhuǎn ér to switch to轉而
从天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)從天而降
挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū to step forward bravely挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū
可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī it is obvious that...可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī

ér Decomposition & Compounds

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ér Compounds

See all 93 Chinese words that contain the character ér in their composition.

  • ér
      • nuò , , , , , nuò , , ruán , , , , nòu , ruǎn , ruǎn , , nào , , , ér , , , , 嶿, , , , , , , ,
    • ruǎn
      • ruán , ruǎn , réng , nuǎn , , , , , , , , , , ,
    • duān
      • ruì , duān , chuǎn , chuài , chuāi , tuān , zhuì , chuí , chuán , duān , zhuān , , , duān , , , , , , , , , , , zhuān
    • Shuǎ , nài , zhāi , ér , , ér , ér , Ér , ér , ér , Ér , ér , , , , , , , , , , ér
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