儿(ér)

HSK 12 strokesTrad. 兒

child

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Character information

Pinyin
ér
Meaning
child; son
Strokes
2
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
兒

Origin & structure

Where 儿 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿰丿乚

Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

丿piě乚háo

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 兒: son

How to write 儿 step by step

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

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Words with 儿

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

yī一kuài块ér儿
HSK 1

erhua variant of 一块

Open 一块儿 page →
yī一huì会er儿
HSK 1

a moment

Open 一会儿 page →
yī一diǎn点ér儿
HSK 1

erhua variant of 一点

Open 一点儿 page →
ér儿zi子
HSK 1

son

Open 儿子 page →
gè个ér儿
HSK 5

size

Open 个儿 page →
ér儿nǚ女
HSK 5

children; sons and daughters

Open 儿女 page →
yī一gè个jìn劲ér儿
HSK 7-9

erhua variant of 一个劲

Open 一个劲儿 page →
bù不ér儿

(coll.) no (contracted form of 不是[bu4 shi4])

Open 不儿 page →

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From 儿’s common words

一块会点子个女劲

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