儿

r

non-syllabic diminutive suffix

retroflex final

a picture of 儿 → a child, simplified from 兒

The full form 兒 showed a child's open fontanelle at the top, evoking infancy. As a suffix, 儿 adds a gentle, diminutive warmth to nouns, much like calling something 'little' in English.

丿+乚→儿

这个小孩儿很可爱。

zhè ge xiǎo háir hěn kě'ài。

This little child is very cute.

他在公园儿附近找到了一个好玩儿的地方。

tā zài gōngyuánr fùjìn zhǎodào le yí ge hǎowánr de dìfang。

He found a fun place near the park.

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]

More characters with 丿

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