儿

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+乚→儿

她把儿女都送去上学了。

tā bǎ ér nǚ dōu sòng qù shàng xué le。

She sent both her son and daughter off to school.

他是家里唯一的儿子,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

一块儿

yī kuài r

erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]

龟儿子

guī ér zi

(coll.) bastard

孩儿

hái r

child

一个劲儿

yī gè jìn r

erhua variant of 一個勁|一个劲[yi1 ge4 jin4]

男儿

nán ér

a (real) man

儿时

ér shí

childhood

儿童乐园

ér tóng lè yuán

children's play area

婴儿期

yīng ér qī

infancy

片儿

piān r

sheet

干女儿

gān nǚ ér

adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

没法儿

méi fǎ r

(coll.) can't do anything about it

对劲儿

duì jìn r

erhua variant of 對勁|对劲[dui4 jin4]

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