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(nǚ ér) - daughter in Mandarin

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Traditional: 女兒

Line drawing of 女儿
Coloured illustration of 女儿
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

Stroke order for 女

Stroke order for 儿

Examples

He has a daughter.

tiēmiánǎo

A daughter is a parent's comfort.

My daughter is five years old this year.

My daughter is in primary school.

She is my eldest daughter.

女儿 (nǚ ér) - daughter.

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This word is part of lesson 8.