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The Chinese word er - 儿 - ér
(son in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

ér

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English translations

son, child

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 儿 ( ér ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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Chinese characters ( er / ér ) with pronunciation (English translation: son )
儿 ( er / ér ) in traditional characters
兒
Usage as a radical
儿 can also be used as a radical, i.e. as a sub-component of a Chinese character. It is then called érzuòdĭ.
Character complexity
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儿 is composed of 2 strokes and therefore is of extremely low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

nursery rhyme  |  children
儿 ( er / ér ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 133)
Chinese example words containing the character 儿 ( er / ér )
冰棍儿 ( bīnggùner = ice-lolly ), 儿童 ( értóng = child ), 儿童读物 ( értóngdúwù = children's book ), 儿子 ( érzi = son ), 盖儿 ( gàir = cover ), 歌儿 ( gēr = song ), 花儿 ( huār = flower ), 画儿 ( huàr = picture ), 活儿 ( huór = work ), 开花儿 ( kāihuār = to blossom ), 空儿 ( kòngr = spare time ), 面儿 ( miànr = cover ), 面条儿 ( miàntiáor = noodle ), 哪儿 ( năr = where ), 那儿 ( nàr = there ), 年画儿 ( niánhuàr = New Year picture ), 女儿 ( nǚ'ér = daughter ), 事儿 ( shìr = business ), 玩儿 ( wánr = to play ), 小孩儿 ( xiăoháir = child ), 一点儿 ( yīdiănr = a little ) 婴儿车 ( yīngérchē = baby carriage )
Other characters that are pronounced ér in Chinese
而 (and)
More words that mean son in Chinese
érzi ( 儿子 ), zĭ ( 子 ), zĭ ( 仔 )
More words that mean child in Chinese
értóng ( 儿童 ), háizi ( 孩子 ), tóng ( 童 ), xiăoháir ( 小孩儿 ), zĭ ( 子 )

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