son
兒 is an 8 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as ér in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as r.
In simplified Chinese the character 儿 is used.
2 stories have been written about this character — see all
The first radical looks a bit like a broken cage. But what is it that broke out of that CAGE? It's your son! He was disobedient, so you put him there.
by DIEnosaurKyo
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 兒
r
Definitions for 兒 pronounced as r
- non-syllabic diminutive suffix
- retroflex final
Definitions for 兒 pronounced as ér
- child
- son
Vocabulary
The most common words for 兒 — see all
- son
- daughter
- a moment
- a while
- in a moment
- now...now...
- also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
Collections
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