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儿
兒
ér
1. son
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 2 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

儿
ér
son, child
HSK 1 2 丶

Compound Words (20)

孤儿
gūér
orphan
托儿
tuōér
childcare
哥儿
gēr
brothers
婴儿
yīngér
infant
HSK 6
宠儿
chǒngér
pet
少儿
shàoér
child
儿子
érzi
son
HSK 1
可儿
kěér
a person after one's heart (charming person)
妻儿
qīér
wife and child
娇儿
jiāoér
beloved son
儿歌
érgē
nursery rhyme
家儿
jiāér
(old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father
儿时
érshí
childhood
幼儿
yòuér
young child
儿化
érhuà
nonsyllabic final r [[儿]] added to a word in spoken Chinese
儿马
érmǎ
stallion
儿女
érnǚ
children
儿媳
érxí
daughter-in-law
女儿
nǚér
daughter
HSK 1
个儿
gèr
size

Alternate Entries

儿
r
non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
191
Word Frequency Rank
51 of 84,292
Radical Number
10

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