ér

child

son

a picture of 儿 → a child, reduced to two small walking legs

The full form 兒 shows an open skull at the top — a baby's fontanelle — above legs in motion, capturing a toddler in profile. The simplified 儿 keeps just those two legs, the most dynamic part of the image.

丿+

她把女都送去上学了。

tā bǎ ér nǚ dōu sòng qù shàng xué le。

She sent both her son and daughter off to school.

他是家里唯一的子,父母很疼他。

tā shì jiā lǐ wéi yī de ér zi,fù mǔ hěn téng tā。

He is the only son in the family, and his parents adore him.

Words with 儿

全须全尾儿

quán xū quán yǐ r

in one piece

名儿

míng r

name

块儿八毛

kuài r bā máo

one yuan or less

待会儿

dāi huì r

in a moment

童儿

tóng ér

boy

逗笑儿

dòu xiào r

erhua variant of 逗笑[dou4 xiao4]

卧果儿

wò guǒ r

a poached egg

临月儿

lín yuè r

the month childbirth is due

逗趣儿

dòu qù r

to amuse

这儿

zhè r

here

这早晚儿

zhè zǎo wǎn r

now

这会儿

zhè huì r

(coll.) now

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