少儿 shào’ér child
How to remember 少儿: 少 few + 儿 son = child.
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How it is used
- Children (as an age category, roughly kids/juveniles): 少儿频道 (shào'ér píndào) children's TV channel, 少儿不宜 (shào'ér bùyí) not suitable for children.
- A compressed formal term (少年儿童) used in media, education, and content ratings.
- Note reading shào (fourth tone) here.