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兒
简 儿 · 繁 兒Characters in this entry
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2 · er2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ji4 · ngai4
Cantonese word readings for 兒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- (now in compounds) child
- one's own child; son
- (now in compounds) (male) adolescent
- (attributive, of animals) male
- Non-syllabic noun diminutive suffix.
- Suffix after nouns that does not indicate diminutiveness.
- Suffix added to some verbs or adjectives to form nouns.
- Suffix after a limited number of verbs.
- Suffix after certain nouns that result in a different meaning from the unsuffixed form.
- Suffix after reduplicated adjectives.
character · Etymology 2
- a surname
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 齯 /𫠜 (ní, “teeth grown in old age”)
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 倪 (“small and weak”)
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 郳 (ní)
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