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

儿 stroke order diagram
儿 stroke order animation

Words containing 儿

Word Meaning
erhua variant of zuò bàn
erhua variant of zuò huó
partner; lover
stupid great hulk of a man
erhua variant of shǎ mào
not bad at all; quite impressive
bachelor; single person
Clare (name)
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
nonsyllabic final r r added to a word in spoken Chinese
nonsyllabic final r r added to a word in spoken Chinese
The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer wén kāng
erhua variant of ér xí fu
younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
UNICEF (United Nations Children's fund)
children's play area
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
catechin (biochemistry)
erhua variant of dōu
in one piece; (Beijing dialect) intact
the same old trick; illegal device
erhua variant of liǎng tóu
erhua variant of bā gē
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
Children's Day on June 1 in China