(ěr)

HSK 55 strokesTrad.

variant of 尔

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
ěr
Meaning
variant of 尔
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱⺈小

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Words with

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

ǒuěr
HSK 5

occasionally

Open 偶尔 page →
nǎiěr

thus; like this

Open 乃尔 page →
éěr

see 俄而[e2 er2]

Open 俄尔 page →
guòěrěr

not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre

Open 不过尔尔 page →

variant of 邱吉尔

Open 丘吉尔 page →

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