儿
usually marks a standing human figure at the bottom of a character · Kangxi radical 10
usually marks a standing human figure at the bottom of a character, and separately serves as the simplified form of 兒 'child'
In old writing this was simply a person drawn from the side, the same picture as 人, with the two strokes now showing the legs; when a person appeared under something else in a character, the body was drawn this way. You can see the figure in 兄 (a person with a big mouth above, the elder brother who speaks), 先 (a person with a foot mark above, going ahead), 見 / 见 (a person with a big eye on top, looking), and 元 (a person with the head marked). Separately, the modern simplified 儿 stands in for 兒, whose old form showed a small child with the skull not yet closed at the top.
儿 at a glance
- Meaning
- usually marks a standing human figure at the bottom of a character
- Strokes
- 2
- Characters
- 22
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 10
Characters with 儿 (16 of 22)
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 儿 mean?
儿 means "usually marks a standing human figure at the bottom of a character". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 儿?
22 characters in this dictionary contain 儿, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
Is 儿 a radical?
Yes — 儿 is Kangxi radical 10, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 儿 have?
儿 is written in 2 strokes.