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小儿
小兒
xiǎoér
1. young child
2. (humble) my son

Character Breakdown

小
xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
HSK 1 3 丶
儿
ér
son, child
HSK 1 2 丶

Compound Words (7)

小儿科
xiǎoérkē
pediatrics
小儿经
Xiǎoérjīng
Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese
小儿痲痹
xiǎoérmábì
variant of [[小兒麻痺|小儿麻痹]]
小儿麻痹
xiǎoérmábì
polio (poliomyelitis)
小儿软骨病
xiǎoérruǎngǔbìng
rickets (medicine)
小儿麻痹症
xiǎoérmábìzhèng
poliomyelitis
小儿麻痹病毒
xiǎoérmábìbìngdú
poliovirus

Alternate Entries

小儿
xiǎor
(coll.) early childhood / baby boy

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