r ér

non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final; child

HSK 1 #192

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 192nd character
Radical ⼉ (10.0)
Strokes 2
Index # 12
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

儿 r
  1. 1. non-syllabic diminutive suffix
  2. 2. retroflex final
儿 ér
  1. 1. child
  2. 2. son
儿 rén
  1. 1. variant of rén
  2. 2. "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in r, , xiōng etc

Stroke order

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Words containing 儿

Word Meaning
heroin
a hundred or so; about a hundred
fig. highly sought after
cover; wrapper
erhua variant of shěng jìn
not to treat everyone equally favorably
erhua variant of kàn de guò
eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
cobble
water container for an ink slab
erhua variant of suì kuài
erhua variant of bēi zuò
erhua variant of pèng cí
grater (kitchen implement for grating vegetables); shredder
the Son of God
an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera)
scientific parenting
erhua variant of kòng xīn
to suffer a snub; to meet with a rebuff
erhua variant of yáo jiě
the knack (of doing sth); an ingenious method; know-how
boy
bamboo hoop; bamboo band
erhua variant of xiào liǎn
René Descartes; Cartesian