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Animated Stroke Order 儿

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Stroke Order Diagrams 儿

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
de
ér
zi
jīn
nián
shàng
xiǎo
xué
le

His son started elementary school this year.

2
gōng
yuán
yǒu
hěn
duō
ér
tóng
zài
wán
shuǎ

There are many children playing in the park.

3
de
ér
fēi
cháng
huan
huà
huà

Her daughter really likes drawing.

4
chī
diǎn
ér
píng
guǒ

I eat a little apple.

5
qǐng
gěi
diǎn
ér
shuǐ
yǒu
diǎn

Please give me a little water, I'm a bit thirsty.

6
jīn
tiān
xīn
qíng
hǎo
diǎn
ér
le
néng
shì
yīn
wèi
tiān
cuò

He's in a slightly better mood today, probably because the weather is nice.

7
zhè
shì
de
ér
zi

This is my son.

8
ér
zi
jīn
nián
suì
le
hěn
huān
gōng
yuán
wán

My son is five years old this year, and he really enjoys going to the park to play.

9
suī
rán
ér
zi
jīng
zhǎng
chéng
rén
dàn
zài
xīn
zhōng
yǒng
yuǎn
shì
yào
zhào
de
hái
zi

Although my son has grown up, in my heart he will always be a child who needs care.

10
zài
ér

Where are you?

Information

Traditional
Radical
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