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Character Decomposition
儿=丿+乚
Etymology
Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人
Meanings2 pronunciations
ér
child
son
r
non-syllabic diminutive suffix
retroflex final
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Words with 儿 1793 total
adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)干儿gān érdegree · extent · allotted share份儿fèn rstamp · seal戳儿chuō ra thorn · fig. to ridicule sb · fig. sth wrong刺儿cì rfire · fury · angry火儿huǒ rcritical juncture · key moment坎儿kǎn rhaughty manner · proud bearing款儿kuǎn r(coll.) very; really倍儿bèi rorphan孤儿gū érnursery rhyme儿歌ér gē(Chinese phonetics) to rhotacize a syllable final; to apply r-coloring to the final of a syllable儿化ér huà(coll.) today今儿jīn rfather · husband · old man老儿lǎo érerhua variant of 蹦 bèng蹦儿bèng r
Idioms with 儿 50 total Chain
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