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子兒

简子儿 · 繁子兒

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ r

(coll.) penny
buck

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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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3–5 · zi3 r5

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noun · Etymology 1

(Mandarin) erhua form of 子 (zǐ, “seed”)
(Mandarin) erhua form of 子 (zǐ, “egg; ovum”)
(Mandarin) erhua form of 子 (zǐ, “something small and hard”)
(Mandarin) erhua form of 子 (zǐ, “copper coin; penny”)

classifier · Etymology 1

(Mandarin) erhua form of 子 (zǐ, “bundle (of something long and thin)”)

noun · Etymology 2

(Hakka) children

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