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Animated Stroke Order 儿
Stroke Order Diagrams 儿

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HSK Vocabulary: 儿
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 儿 is used in context
1
tā他
de的
ér儿
zi子
jīn今
nián年
shàng上
xiǎo小
xué学
le了
。
His son started elementary school this year.
2
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
ér儿
tóng童
zài在
wán玩
shuǎ耍
。
There are many children playing in the park.
3
tā她
de的
nǚ女
ér儿
fēi非
cháng常
xǐ喜
huan欢
huà画
huà画
。
Her daughter really likes drawing.
4
wǒ我
chī吃
yì一
diǎn点
ér儿
píng苹
guǒ果
。
I eat a little apple.
5
qǐng请
gěi给
wǒ我
yì一
diǎn点
ér儿
shuǐ水
,
wǒ我
yǒu有
diǎn点
kě渴
。
Please give me a little water, I'm a bit thirsty.
6
tā他
jīn今
tiān天
xīn心
qíng情
hǎo好
yì一
diǎn点
ér儿
le了
,
kě可
néng能
shì是
yīn因
wèi为
tiān天
qì气
bù不
cuò错
。
He's in a slightly better mood today, probably because the weather is nice.
7
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
ér儿
zi子
。
This is my son.
8
wǒ我
ér儿
zi子
jīn今
nián年
wǔ五
suì岁
le了
,
tā他
hěn很
xǐ喜
huān欢
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
。
My son is five years old this year, and he really enjoys going to the park to play.
9
suī虽
rán然
ér儿
zi子
yǐ已
jīng经
zhǎng长
dà大
chéng成
rén人
,
dàn但
zài在
wǒ我
xīn心
zhōng中
tā他
yǒng永
yuǎn远
shì是
gè个
xū需
yào要
zhào照
gù顾
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
Although my son has grown up, in my heart he will always be a child who needs care.
10
nǐ你
zài在
nǎ哪
ér儿
?
Where are you?
Information
Traditional兒
Radical儿
Strokes2
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#38
Zhuyinㄦˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+513F
Cangjie—
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality