in English

r
non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
ér
child / son

Measure word

  • diǎn point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order... attested in use

Stroke order

Le caractère 儿 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 儿 Show the animation
Le caractère 兒 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

  • Small seal script: 儿 Small seal script

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • “以前我们没在哪儿见过吗?”学生问道。

    "Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.

  • “你去哪儿了?”“我去了火车站送我的一个朋友。”

    "Where have you been?" "I have been to the station to see a friend off."

  • “你累吗?“ “不,一点儿也不。“

    "Are you tired?" "No, not at all."

  • “没门儿!”“有。”

    "No way!" "Way."

  • Helen很担心她的女儿。

    Helen is very worried about her daughter.

  • Tom有个十三岁的女儿。

    Tom has a 13-year-old daughter.

  • 一会儿见。

    See you later!

  • 三年前我来到东京并一直住在这儿。

    I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.

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