Kilo Lingo

(ér zi) - son in Mandarin

érzi

Traditional: 兒子

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HSK 2
#308 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

son

Word origin

A two-character word: 儿 (er), the simplified form of 兒, originally a pictograph of a child with an open fontanelle, plus the noun suffix 子 (zi) 'child'. The combination means 'son'.

Origin
compound
Root
儿 (er, 'child', from pictograph 兒) + 子 (zi, noun suffix)

Stroke order

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Examples

His son is very smart.

My son is ten years old this year.

She has two sons.

Her son is starting university this year.

diào

He went fishing with his son.

儿子 (ér zi) - son.

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This word is part of lesson 7.