尔
- 220th most frequent character
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- 1 dictionary entry
- Appears in 764 words
- Component in 7 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. ěr (er3)thus • so • like that • you • thou
Pronunciation Clues
There are no phonetic clues for this character.
Example Words
Common
hā ěr bīn (Ha1 er3 bin1)Harbin, subprovincial city and capital of Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
mó ěr (Mo2 er3)Moore or Moor (name) • see also 摩爾人|摩尔人[Mo2 er3 ren2]
mó ěr (mo2 er3)mole (chemistry)
fú ěr mó sī (Fu2 er3 mo2 si1)Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克・福爾摩斯|歇洛克・福尔摩斯[Xie1 luo4 ke4 · Fu2 er3 mo2 si1]
dá ěr wén (Da2 er3 wen2)Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist and author of "On the Origin of Species" 物種起源|物种起源[wu3 zhong3 qi3 yuan2] • Darwin, capital of Australian Northern Territory 北領地|北领地[Bei3 Ling3 di4]
Uncommon
bù guò ěr ěr (bu4 guo4 er3 er3)not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre • nothing out of the ordinary
chū ěr fǎn ěr (chu1 er3 fan3 er3)old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word • to blow hot and cold • to contradict oneself • inconsistent
hā ěr bīn shì (Ha1 er3 bin1 shi4)Harbin, subprovincial city and capital of Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
tǎ ěr sì (Ta3 er3 si4)Kumbum (Chinese Ta'er), monastery in Qinhai, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
bā ěr zhā kè (Ba1 er3 zha1 ke4)Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), French novelist, author of series La comédie humaine
bù ěr jīn (Bu4 er3 jin1)Burqin county or Burchin nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
bù lái ěr (Bu4 lai2 er3)Blair (name) • Braille (name) • Louis Braille (1809-1852), the inventor of the Braille alphabet for the blind
xī ěr (Xi1 er3)Hill (name) • Christopher Hill, US undersecretary of state of East Asian affairs
kù ěr lè (Ku4 er3 le4)Korla shehiri, Korla or Ku'erle city, capital of Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng4 Meng3 gu3 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
gē ěr (Ge1 er3)Gore (name) • Al Gore (1948-), US vice-president 1993-2001 under Bill Clinton, subsequently environmental campaigner and Nobel Peace laureate
gē ěr bā qiáo fū (Ge1 er3 ba1 qiao2 fu1)Gorbachev • Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (1931-), last president of the Soviet Union 1991-1995
tuō ěr sī tài (Tuo1 er3 si1 tai4)Tolstoy (name) • Count Lev Nikolayevich Tostoy (1828-1910), great Russian novelist, author of War and Peace 戰爭與和平|战争与和平
sā qiē ěr (Sa1 qie1 er3)Thatcher (name) • Baroness Thatcher or Margaret Thatcher (1925-), British conservative politician, prime minister 1979-1990
gé ěr mù (Ge2 er3 mu4)Golmud or Ge'ermu city (Tibetan: na gor mo grong khyer) in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
hǎi lā ěr (Hai3 la1 er3)Hailar district, Mongolian Xailar raion, of Hulunbuir city 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3 shi4], Inner Mongolia
ěr yú wǒ zhà (er3 yu2 wo3 zha4)lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception • each tries to outwit the other • dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost
kē ěr (Ke1 er3)Kohl (name) • Helmut Kohl (1930-), German CDU politician, Chancellor 1982-1998
kē ěr qìn (Ke1 er3 qin4)Horqin or Xorchin, famous Mongolian archer • Horqin district or Xorchin raion of Tongliao city 通遼市|通辽市[Tong1 liao2 shi4], Inner Mongolia
mǐ xiē ěr (Mi3 xie1 er3)Michel or Mitchell (name) • George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009
luó nà ěr duō (Luo2 na4 er3 duo1)Ronaldo (name) • Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-), Portuguese soccer player
è ěr duō sī (E4 er3 duo1 si1)Ordos, region of Inner Mongolia administered as a prefecture-level city, and a people of the region
ā ěr shān (A1 er3 shan1)Arxan county level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia
mǎ xiē ěr (Ma3 xie1 er3)Marshall (name) • George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate
gāo ěr jī (Gao1 er3 ji1)Gorkii (name) • Maxim Gorkii (1868-1936), Russian proletarian writer and propagandist
qí qí hā ěr (Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3)Qiqihar prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
qí qí hā ěr shì (Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 shi4)Qiqihar prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China