(ěr)

8 strokesTrad.

recently

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
ěr
Meaning
recently; near; close
Strokes
8
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶尔

In this compound, the meaning comes from (walk); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiáěr

near and far; far and wide

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ěrlái

recently; until now; up to the present; lately; also written 爾來|尔来

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(idiom) to be famous far and wide

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both near and distant treated alike (idiom)

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