Translingual
Han character
儿 (Kangxi radical 10, 儿+0, 2 strokes, cangjie input 中山 (LU), four-corner 22010, composition ⿰丿乚)
- Kangxi radical #10, ⼉.
Derived characters
- Appendix:Chinese radical/儿
- 尣, 圥, 灮, 皃, 見(见), 完, 羌, 虎, 亮, 竟, 匹
Descendants
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 123, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1336
- Dae Jaweon: page 257, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 264, character 4
- Unihan data for U+513F
Chinese
Glyph origin
Pictogram (象形) – a standing person. A radical form of 人 (rén).
Also simplified from 兒 (elimination of 臼).
In the character 亮, the standing person 儿 was corrupted into 几. Unrelated to 匹.
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 儿 – see 兒 (“child; one's own child; son; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 兒). |
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Usage notes
- May be used to specially write erhua (or the rhotic sound) in traditional Chinese, in contrast with 兒／儿 (ér, “child”).
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 儿 – see 人 (“man; person; people; a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 人). |
Japanese
Kanji
儿
(Hyōgai kanji)
- Kangxi radical for leg
- Synonyms: 人繞 (ninnyō), 人足 (hitoashi)
Readings
Usage notes
儿 appears only as a radical in Japanese.
Korean
Hanja
儿 (eumhun 사람 인 (saram in))
- person
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]
Vietnamese
Han character
儿: Hán Nôm readings: nhân, nhi
Noun
儿
- chữ Hán form of nhân (“Kangxi radical 10—‘legs’”)
Usage notes
Appears only as a radical.
References