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Character #74 · The First 1000

ér

son

child; son

Also read r (suffix added to some words (这儿, 玩儿))

Also read r (suffix added to some words (這兒, 玩兒))

Strokes
28
TraditionalSimplified
兒 儿
Poster cell
R3
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • érzi son
  • nǚ'ér daughter
  • zhèr here
  • nǎr where?
  • nàr there
  • wánr to play
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 儿兒

Write 儿兒 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, ér, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell R3 · 28 × 36 grid

儿兒 is #74 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 儿 mean in English?
儿 (ér) means "son": child; son.
How do you pronounce 儿?
儿 is pronounced ér in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄦˊ. It can also be read r (suffix added to some words (这儿, 玩儿)).
How many strokes does 儿 have?
The simplified form, 儿, has 2 strokes. The traditional form, 兒, has 8.
What is the traditional form of 儿?
The traditional form of 儿 is 兒. 儿 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 兒 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 儿?
Common words that use 儿 include 儿子 (érzi, son), 女儿 (nǚ'ér, daughter), 这儿 (zhèr, here), 哪儿 (nǎr, where?).
How common is 儿?
儿 is number 74 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell R3 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.