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
child
(dialect) woman; wife
afflicted child; child victim of disaster or disease
poliomyelitis; infantile paralysis
descendant
pampered son of a wealthy family
newly hatched bird; fig. inexperienced person
serious; earnest; real
little devil
monkey
free time; spare time
(coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day
the very moment; just then; during (that brief interval)
very; much (Beijing dialect)
popsicle; ice lolly
deformed child; child with birth defect
children (colloquial)
test tube baby
(coll.) today
brothers; boys
key moment; critical juncture
stallion
a short person; a person of short stature
erhua variant of jiào zhēn
erhua variant of xiàn bǐng