儿 ér son
son; child; -r suffix
How it came to be
The full form is a child with the soft spot in the skull still open, a gap at the top over two legs. Simplified, only the legs stay.
用法
- Two jobs. As a noun it means son/child - 儿子 (érzi) son, 女儿 (nǚ'ér) daughter.
- Far more often it's the 'erhua' suffix that softens a syllable, written 儿 and pronounced as an -r coloring on the vowel: 这儿 (zhèr) here, 一点儿 (yìdiǎnr) a bit, 好玩儿 (hǎowánr) fun.
- Erhua is heaviest in northern/Beijing speech; southern speakers often drop it, and formal writing usually omits it.
含“儿”的汉字
含“儿”的词语
- 儿子érzisonHSK 1
- 哪儿nǎ'erwhereHSK 1
- 女儿nǚ'érdaughterHSK 1
- 一点儿yīdiǎnera littleHSK 1
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun; enjoyable (spoken, erhua)HSK 1
- 这儿zhèrhereHSK 1
- 那儿nàrthereHSK 1
- 面条儿miàntiáornoodles (spoken, erhua)HSK 1
- 有点儿yǒudiǎnrslightlyHSK 1
- 一会儿yíhuìra whileHSK 2
- 女孩儿nǚháirgirl (spoken, erhua)HSK 2
- 小孩儿xiǎoháirchild; kid (spoken, erhua)HSK 2
- 男孩儿nánháirboy (spoken, erhua)HSK 2
- 一块儿yíkuàirtogether; in the same place (spoken, erhua)HSK 3
- 聊天儿liáotiānrto chat (spoken, erhua)HSK 3
- 儿童értóngchildHSK 4
- 干活儿gànhuórto work; to do manual labour (spoken, erhua)HSK 4
- 差点儿chàdiǎnralmostHSK 4
- 儿女érnǚchildrenHSK 5
- 幼儿园yòu’éryuánkindergartenHSK 5
- 没法儿méifǎrcan't do anything about itHSK 5
- 儿科érkēpediatricsHSK 6
- 大伙儿dàhuǒreverybody; all of us (spoken, erhua)HSK 6
- 婴儿yīng’érinfantHSK 6
- 小偷儿xiǎotōurthief (spoken, erhua)HSK 6
- 少儿shào’érchildHSK 6
- 模特儿mótèrmodel (loanword)HSK 6
- 个头儿gètóursizeHSK 7
- 心眼儿xīnyǎnrone's thoughtsHSK 7
- 没准儿méizhǔnrmaybe; perhaps; not sure (spoken, erhua)HSK 7
- 玩意儿wányìrthing; gadget; plaything (spoken, erhua)HSK 7
- 人缘儿rényuánrrelations with others; popularity (spoken, erhua)HSK 8
- 冰棍儿bīnggùnrice lollyHSK 8
- 口哨儿kǒushàorwhistle (sound made by pursing the lips)HSK 8
- 孤儿gū’érorphanHSK 8
- 打盹儿dǎdǔnrto doze off; to take a nap (spoken, erhua)HSK 8
- 离谱儿lípǔrerhua form of 离谱HSK 9
- 纳闷儿nàmènrto be puzzled; to feel perplexed (spoken, erhua)HSK 9
- 绕远儿ràoyuǎnrto go the long way roundHSK 9
- 老伴儿lǎobànr(one's) spouse in old age; life companion (spoken, erhua)HSK 9
例句
- 这里是哪儿? Zhèli shì nǎr?Where are we?
- 她是我的女儿。 Tā shì wǒ de nǚ'ér.She's my daughter.
- 他是我的儿子。 Tā shì wǒ de érzi.He's my son.
- 我只有一点儿钱。 Wǒ zhǐ yǒu yìdiǎnr qián.I only have a little money.