儿 — Chinese character
儿
ér
son, child
- Pinyin
- ér
- Radical
- 10 ⼉ (Legs)
- Strokes
- 2
- Components
- 丿 乚
- Formation
- pictographic — Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人
- Traditional
- 兒
- Japanese
- 儿 as a kanji
Common words with 儿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 女儿 (女兒) | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 儿童 (兒童) | ér tóng | child |
| 婴儿 (嬰兒) | yīng ér | infant; baby |
| 哪儿 (哪兒) | nǎ r | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere |
| 一会儿 (一會兒) | yī huì r | a moment; a while |
| 这儿 (這兒) | zhè r | here |
| 事儿 (事兒) | shì r | one's employment; business |
| 那儿 (那兒) | nà r | there |
| 幼儿园 (幼兒園) | yòu ér yuán | kindergarten; nursery school |
| 幼儿 (幼兒) | yòu ér | young child; infant |
| 孤儿 (孤兒) | gū ér | orphan |
English words written with 儿
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.