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ér

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ér Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ér | er2
English translation
son, child

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About ér

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

ér

Contains the radical

ér

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

son

Etymology of ér

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

臼儿

Semantic compound

ér

Phonetic compound

ér

Explanation

Simplified form of ér . Pictograph of a child with an opening in the top of its head. Represents the soft spot (fontanel) at the top of young infant heads.

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Words with ér

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
ér retroflex final ér
这儿 zhè r here這兒
儿子 érzi son兒子
女儿 nǚér daughter女兒
哪儿 nǎr where?哪兒
那儿 nà r there那兒
儿童 értóng child兒童
一会儿 yīhuìr a moment一會兒
事儿 shì r business事兒
点儿 diǎn r point點兒
婴儿 yīngér infant嬰兒
幼儿园 yòuéryuán kindergarten幼兒園
头儿 tóu r leader頭兒
一点儿 yīdiǎnr a bit一點兒
幼儿 yòu ér infant幼兒
胎儿 tāi ér fetus胎兒
没事儿 méi shì r to have spare time沒事兒
玩儿 wán r to play玩兒
儿女 ér nǚ children兒女
孩儿 hái ér child孩兒
哥们儿 gē men r Brothers!哥們兒
新生儿 xīn shēng ér newborn baby新生兒
小儿 xiǎo ér young child小兒
活儿 huó r work活兒

ér Decomposition & Compounds

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