尔 — Chinese character
尔
ěr
you; that, those; final particle
- Pinyin
- ěr
- Radical
- 42 ⼩ (Small)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 小
- Traditional
- 爾
Common words with 尔
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偶尔 (偶爾) | ǒu ěr | occasionally; once in a while |
| 摩尔 (摩爾) | mó ěr | mole (chemistry) |
| 高尔夫 (高爾夫) | gāo ěr fū | (loanword) golf |
| 高尔夫球 (高爾夫球) | gāo ěr fū qiú | golf; golf ball |
| 荷尔蒙 (荷爾蒙) | hé ěr méng | (loanword) hormone |
| 尔后 (爾後) | ěr hòu | henceforth; thereafter |
| 阿尔法 (阿爾法) | ā ěr fǎ | alpha (Greek letter Α, α) |
| 埃米尔 (埃米爾) | āi mǐ ěr | (loanword) emir; amir |
| 瑞尔 (瑞爾) | ruì ěr | riel (Cambodian currency) |
| 阿尔卑斯 (阿爾卑斯) | ā ěr bēi sī | alps (mountain range) |
| 尔格 (爾格) | ěr gé | erg (physics) (loanword) |
| 出尔反尔 (出爾反爾) | chū ěr fǎn ěr | old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold |
English words written with 尔
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.