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尔 ěr

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尔 ěr Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ěr | er3
English translation
variant of 爾 ěr
>尔 ěr [ěr]
thus
so
like that
you
thou
you; that, those; final particle

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About 尔 ěr

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

爾 ěr

Contains the radical

小 xiǎo

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Etymology of 尔 ěr

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Positional decomposition

⿱⺈小

Explanation

Simplified form of 爾 ěr . Origin unclear. Used in ancient texts to mean "you".

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Example sentences using 尔 ěr

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汉 Hàn 德尔以 yǐ 先于萨姆·约翰逊 Yuē hàn xùn 0.06秒 miǎo 的 de 成绩 chéngjì 获得 huòdé 金牌 jīn pái .

Handle won the gold medal with 06 second in front of Sam Johnson.

弗雷德·希尔德伯特耸 sǒng 了耸那暄乎 hū 乎 hū 的 de 宽 Kuān 肩膀 jiānbǎng .

Fred Hildebert shrugged his big soft shoulders.

在 zài 灵 líng 菲尔德2时 shí 30分 fēn 一 yī 场 cháng 赛 sài 马 Mǎ 中 Zhōng ,第 dì 18号 háo 马 Mǎ 不 bù 出赛 chū sài .

Number 18 in the 30 at Lingfield is a non - starter .

那 Nā 位 wèi 矮 ǎi 男孩 nán hái 是 shì 谁 shuí ? 那位是 shì 比尔 Bǐ ěr .

Who is that short boy? That is Bill.

科 kē 利尔和 hé 我 wǒ 就 jiù 这样 zhè yàng 又 yòu 谨慎 jǐnshèn 又 yòu 活跃 huóyuè 地 de 同 tóng 那个 nà ge 饭摊泡 pāo 上 shǎng 了 le .

Collier and I infested the grub tent with care and activity.

Words with 尔 ěr

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
尔 ěr thus爾 ěr
偶尔 ǒuěr occasionally偶爾
高尔夫 gāo ěr fū golf (loanword)高爾夫
哈尔滨 Hā ěr bīn Harbin, subprovincial city and capital of Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 Hēi lóng jiāng [Hēi​lóng​jiāng] in northeast China哈爾濱
比尔 Bǐ ěr Bill (name)比爾
英特尔 Yīng tè ěr Intel英特爾
爱尔兰 Aì ěr lán Ireland愛爾蘭
海尔 Hǎi ěr Hale (name)海爾
福尔摩斯 Fú ěr mó sī Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯 Fú ěr mó sī [Xie1 luo4 ke4 · Fu2 er3 mo2 si1]福爾摩斯
卡尔 Kǎ ěr Karl (name)卡爾
戴尔 Dài ěr Dell戴爾
迈克尔 Mài kè ěr Michael (name)邁克爾
切尔西 Qiè ěr xī Chelsea切爾西
查尔斯 Chá ěr sī Charles查爾斯
克莱尔 Kè lái ěr Claire (name)克萊爾
高尔夫球 gāo ěr fū qiú golf高爾夫球
布莱尔 Bù lái ěr Blair (name)布萊爾
贝尔 Bèi ěr Bell (person name)貝爾
阿尔巴尼亚 Ā ěr bā ní yà Albania阿爾巴尼亞
丹尼尔 Dān ní ěr Daniel (name)丹尼爾
科尔 Kē ěr Kohl (name)科爾
哈尔滨市 Hā ěr bīn shì Harbin, subprovincial city and capital of Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 Hēi lóng jiāng [Hēi​lóng​jiāng] in northeast China哈爾濱市

尔 ěr Decomposition & Compounds

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尔 ěr Decomposition

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尔 ěr Compounds

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