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儿
兒
r
1. non-syllabic diminutive suffix
2. retroflex final
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
摊儿
tānr
erhua variant of [[攤|摊<tān>]]
哪儿
nǎr
where?
HSK 1
子儿
zǐr
(coll.) penny
尜儿
gár
erhua variant of [[尜<gá>]]
把儿
bàr
a handle
前儿
qiánr
before
哥儿
gēr
brothers
套儿
tàor
(coll.) loop of rope
婴儿
yīngér
infant
HSK 6
宠儿
chǒngér
pet
少儿
shàoér
child
影儿
yǐngr
shadow
托儿
tuōr
shill
儿子
érzi
son
HSK 1
刺儿
cìr
a thorn
可儿
kěér
a person after one's heart (charming person)
味儿
wèir
taste
坎儿
kǎnr
critical juncture
天儿
tiānr
the weather

Example Sentences (9)

老周，我打算买房子了，想向你借点儿钱。
Lǎo Zhōu, wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi fángzi le, xiǎng xiàng nǐ jiè diǎnr qián.
Old Zhou, I'm planning to buy a house and want to borrow some money from you.
Text 1
老师，我来中国留学两年了，但是我的汉语水平提高得一点儿也不快啊。
Lǎoshī, wǒ lái Zhōngguó liúxué liǎng nián le, dànshì wǒ de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng tígāo de yìdiǎnr yě bù kuài a.
Teacher, I've been studying in China for two years, but my Chinese isn't improving fast at all.
Text 1
马可比我高，我比马可矮一点儿。
Mǎkě bǐ wǒ gāo, wǒ bǐ Mǎkě ǎi yìdiǎnr.
Marco is taller than me; I'm a little shorter than Marco.
Text 1
好的。快要下雨了，你路上慢点儿。
Hǎo de. Kuài yào xià yǔ le, nǐ lù shang màn diǎnr.
Okay. It's about to rain; slow down a bit on the way.
Text 4
差不多一半儿吧，张远还专门从国外飞回来呢。
Chàbuduō yí bànr ba, Zhāng Yuǎn hái zhuānmén cóng guówài fēi huílai ne.
About half, I guess; Zhang Yuan even made a special trip back from abroad.
Text 2
明天不是有考试吗？你怎么一点儿也不着急？
Míngtiān bú shì yǒu kǎoshì ma? Nǐ zěnme yìdiǎnr yě bù zháojí?
Isn't there an exam tomorrow? How come you're not worried at all?
Text 2
是啊，他也希望能住得近一点儿。
Shì a, tā yě xīwàng néng zhù de jìn yìdiǎnr.
Yeah, he also hopes to live a little closer.
Text 4
是，苹果也比昨天便宜一些。您来点儿吧。
Shì, píngguǒ yě bǐ zuótiān piányi yīxiē. Nín lái diǎnr ba.
Yes, apples are also a bit cheaper than yesterday. Would you like some?
Text 3
一定能参加，一点儿影响也没有。
yídìng néng cānjiā, yìdiǎnr yǐngxiǎng yě méiyǒu.
I can definitely attend; there’s no impact at all.
Text 4

Alternate Entries

儿
ér
son

Metadata

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