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儿 — child; son

Pinyin
ér · r
Strokes
2
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — ér, r — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 儿: 2 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

儿 — 2 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

Build a printable practice sheet with 儿

Words with 儿 in the HSK syllabus: 41

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 儿子érzisonHSK 1
  2. 好玩儿hǎowánr—HSK 1
  3. 面条儿miàntiáor—HSK 1
  4. 哪儿nǎrwhere?; wherever; anywhere; somewhereHSK 1
  5. 那儿nàrthereHSK 1
  6. 女儿nǚ’érdaughterHSK 1
  7. 一点儿yìdiǎnr—HSK 1
  8. 有点儿yǒudiǎnrslightly; a little; somewhatHSK 1
  9. 这儿zhèrhereHSK 1
  10. 男孩儿nánháirerhua form of 男孩[nan2 hai2]HSK 2
  11. 女孩儿nǚháirerhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2]HSK 2
  12. 小孩儿xiǎoháir—HSK 2
  13. 一会儿yíhuìra moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...HSK 2
  14. 聊天儿liáotiānr—HSK 3
  15. 一块儿yíkuàir—HSK 3
  16. 差点儿chàdiǎnr—HSK 4
  17. 儿童értóngchildHSK 4
  18. 干活儿gànhuór—HSK 4
  19. 儿女érnǚchildren; sons and daughtersHSK 5
  20. 没法儿méifǎrcan't do anything about itHSK 5
  21. 幼儿园yòu’éryuánkindergarten; nursery schoolHSK 5
  22. 大伙儿dàhuǒr—HSK 6
  23. 儿科érkēpediatricsHSK 6
  24. 模特儿mótèrmodelHSK 6
  25. 少儿shào’érchildHSK 6
  26. 小偷儿xiǎotōurerhua form of 小偷[xiao3 tou1]HSK 6
  27. 婴儿yīng’érinfant; baby; leadHSK 6
  28. 冰棍儿bīnggùnrice lolly; popsicleHSK 7–9
  29. 打盹儿dǎdǔnr—HSK 7–9
  30. 个头儿gètóursize; height; statureHSK 7–9
  31. 孤儿gū’érorphanHSK 7–9
  32. 口哨儿kǒushàor—HSK 7–9
  33. 老伴儿lǎobànr—HSK 7–9
  34. 离谱儿lípǔrerhua form of 離譜|离谱[li2 pu3]HSK 7–9
  35. 没准儿méizhǔnr—HSK 7–9
  36. 纳闷儿nàmènr—HSK 7–9
  37. 绕远儿ràoyuǎnrto go the long way round; to take a circuitous routeHSK 7–9
  38. 人缘儿rényuánrerhua form of 人緣|人缘[ren2 yuan2]HSK 7–9
  39. 胎儿tāi’érunborn child; fetus; embryoHSK 7–9
  40. 玩意儿wányìr—HSK 7–9

And 1 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.