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儿
Level 1
【ér】
child | children | youth | son | suffix | non-syllabic diminutive suffix | retroflex final
儿 can be used as:
部首 Chinese Radical
【儿】俗称“儿字旁”。在古代，男孩被称为“儿”，女孩子是“婴”。如今，“儿”和“婴”都可以表示幼儿，没有性别之分。部首是“儿字旁”的汉字，大多表达和人有关的意思。
【儿】 commonly known as "儿字旁 - Er zì páng". In ancient times, boys were called "儿" and girls were called "婴". Nowadays, both "儿" and "婴" can represent young children without gender distinction. Chinese characters having the radical 儿 are often related to people.
9 HSK Characters with the radical 儿.
儿: Used as a Component in Characters
11 HSK Characters contain 儿 as a component, but not as a radical.
词根 Word Root
儿 a simplified character of the character "兒", the original meaning is "child".
When used as a word root, it is pronounced as "ér", meaning "child", such as: 儿子, 女儿, 儿童, 幼儿园, and 婴儿.
"儿" can also be used as a suffix(non-syllabic diminutive suffix). instead of forming a syllable, 儿 combines with the previous syllable to form a retroflex final "r", such as:
* Verb + 儿"r": 干活儿、使劲儿、纳闷儿；
* Pronoun + 儿(r): 哪儿、那儿、这儿；
* Noun + 儿(r): 发小儿、大伙儿、心眼儿、墨水儿、纽扣儿、馅儿；
* 一...儿(r): 一会儿、一点儿、一块儿。
* Pronoun + 儿(r): 哪儿、那儿、这儿；
* Noun + 儿(r): 发小儿、大伙儿、心眼儿、墨水儿、纽扣儿、馅儿；
* 一...儿(r): 一会儿、一点儿、一块儿。
22 HSK words containing 儿