(nǚ ér) - daughter in Mandarin
nǚérTraditional: 女兒
HSK 3
#389 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
daughter
Word origin
女儿 (nǚ'ér) 'daughter' joins 女 'female' with 儿 'child, son', specifying a female child. 女 is a pictograph of a kneeling woman; 儿 (traditional 兒) shows a child with an open fontanelle at the head.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 女 (female) + 儿 (child)
Stroke order
女
儿
Examples
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He has a daughter.
贴棉袄。
A daughter is a parent's comfort.
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My daughter is five years old this year.
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My daughter is in primary school.
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She is my eldest daughter.
女儿 (nǚ ér) - daughter.
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