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Meaning of 儿
Pinyin
ér、 rén
Radical
儿
Strokes
2
Definition
son, non-syllabic dimi. suff.
Usage
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儿 (ér)
1. 小孩子。
[En.] Child.
2. 年轻的人（多指青年男子）。
[En.] Young person (often refers to young men).
3. 儿子，男孩子。
[En.] Son, boy.
4. 父母对儿女的统称，儿女对父母的自称。
[En.] General term for children used by parents, also a way for children to refer to parents.
5. 助词。
[En.] Particle.
同本义 ([En.] child， pl. children)
6. 儿女，父母所生的子女，第一代后裔 ([En.] child).
[En.] Children, offspring of parents, first generation descendants.
7. 长辈对幼辈的称呼。亦用作轻蔑之称 ([En.] child).
[En.] Term used by elders for younger ones; can also be used disparagingly.
8. 父母对儿子的称呼 ([En.] son).
[En.] Term used by parents for their son.
9. 男青年 ([En.] young man).
[En.] Young man.
10. 年轻人;青年 ([En.] youngster).
[En.] Young person; youth.
11. 我 ([En.] I).
[En.] I.
12. 子女对父母的自称。
[En.] Term used by children to refer to parents.
13. 古代年轻女子的自称。
[En.] Term used by young women in ancient times to refer to themselves.
14. 弟对兄的自称。
[En.] Term used by younger brothers to refer to older brothers.
形状
1. 雄性——多指牲畜。
[En.] Male, often refers to livestock.
2. 自己的 ([En.] my) 用于古代妇女称自己丈夫。
[En.] My, used by ancient women to refer to their husbands.
儿化
3. 儿化。汉语后缀的“儿”不自成音节，而和前面一个音节合在一起构成带卷舌韵母r的音节。
[En.] The "儿" suffix in Chinese does not form a separate syllable but combines with the preceding syllable to create a r-colored vowel sound.
4. 多用作名词后缀：表示小。
[En.] Often used as a noun suffix to indicate something small.
5. 动词的后缀。
[En.] Verb suffix.
6. 形容词后缀。
[En.] Adjective suffix.
同【人】(此义无繁体)。
[En.] Same as [人] (this meaning has no traditional form).
作助词（同前一字连成一个卷舌音）。
[En.] Used as a particle (combined with the preceding character to form a r-colored sound).
作助词（同前一字连成一个卷舌音）：小孩儿。
[En.] Used as a particle (combined with the preceding character to form a r-colored sound): child.
karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)
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Input Method for 儿
Pinyin
er2
Wubi
qtn
Cangjie
lu
Zhengma
rd
Four Corner
22010
Unicode
U+513f
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category