Hanzi Explorer
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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

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儿1 / 1
Character breakdownér / left–right / Pictograph
儿
ér

Origin clue: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人

Strokes

Components

Part / left丿piěslash, downstrokePart / right乚yǐsecond, twist
儿ér
Structureleft–right
Radical儿child, legs
TypePictograph

How it works

儿 developed from a stylized picture of the thing or idea it represents.

Common words 8

  • 哪儿 HSK 1nǎrwhere
  • 这儿 HSK 1zhèrhere
  • 女儿 HSK 1nǚ’érdaughter
  • 一点儿 HSK 1yìdiǎnra few · a little
  • 儿子 HSK 1érzison