ér

男儿

Word · Noun · SuffixTraditional兒

son; child; diminutive suffix

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

son; child

Often used to refer to one's own male child.

Tā他
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
ér儿
zi子
hé和
yī一
gè个
nǚ女
ér儿
 。

He has a son and a daughter.

Xiǎo小
ér儿
gǎn感
mào冒
le了
 。

The little child caught a cold.

2.

suffix

diminutive or nominalizing suffix

neutral

Added to nouns to form diminutives or concrete nouns; also used in 儿化 (érhuà) phenomenon in Northern Mandarin.

Xiǎo小
hái孩
er儿
zài在
wán玩
shuǎ耍
 。

The child is playing.

Huā花
er儿
zhēn真
piào漂
liang亮
 。

The flower is really beautiful.