儿 (兒) ér

  1. ér noun son
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 儿子 (ABC 'ér' 儿 bf 3; NCCED 1 '儿' 2; Unihan '兒')
  2. r suffix a retroflex final
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: 儿 is often added to words form a nour, especially when quoting someone with a Beijing accent and is also a vernacular use since ancient times. For example, 凳儿 'stool' and 小孩儿 'child' (NCCED 2 '儿' 2, 3, 4; Norman 1988, p. 114; Sun 2006, loc. 513).
  3. ér noun Kangxi radical 10
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
    Notes: Son (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
  4. r suffix non-syllabic diminutive suffix
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: 儿 is diminutive suffix appended to many words in the Beijing dialect (NCCED 2 '儿' 1; Sun 2006, loc. 513).
  5. ér noun a child
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 儿童 (ABC 'ér' 儿 bf 1; NCCED 1 '儿' 1)
  6. ér noun a youth
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'ér' 儿 bf 2; NCCED 1 '儿' 2)
  7. ér noun a male
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'ér' 儿 bf 4)

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小牛儿 、 燕帖木儿

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