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儿子

Word definition:

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Simplified
Pīnyīn
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HSK
son
HSK 1

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *儿* | 儿* | *儿
2画
son, child; Kangxi radical 10
2201.0
LU
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *子* | 子* | *子
3画
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
1740.7
ND

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
son
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *儿* | 儿* | *儿
child / son
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *儿* | 儿* | *儿
non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *子* | 子* | *子
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *子* | 子* | *子
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair"


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