儿子/兒子 érzi — son

Meanings

1. 1

   son

   A son. The 子 is a neutral-tone suffix here, not the word 子 in its own right, and the same suffix turns up in 桌子, 椅子 and 杯子.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 儿/兒

  ér (second tone, rising)

  child; son (in 儿子); the retroflex suffix -r written after a noun

  2 strokesRadical 儿
• 子

  zǐ (third tone, dipping) zi (neutral tone)

  child, son; a seed; (unstressed, zi) the noun suffix of 桌子, 儿子, 孩子

  3 strokesRadical 子

Example sentences

• 我的儿子很喜欢狗。/我的兒子很喜歡狗。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) érzi (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) gǒu. (third tone, dipping)···

  My son loves dogs.

• 她的儿子会说汉语。/她的兒子會說漢語。Tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) érzi (second tone, rising) huì (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level) Hànyǔ. (fourth tone, falling)···

  Her son can speak Chinese.

Similar words

Words containing 儿

• 女儿/女兒nǚ (third tone, dipping) ér (second tone, rising)daughter
• 哪儿/哪兒nǎr (third tone, dipping)where
• 一会儿/一會兒yíhuìr (second tone, rising)a little while, a moment

Words containing 子

• 孩子háizi (second tone, rising)child, kid
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 句子jùzi (fourth tone, falling)sentence
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 杯子bēizi (first tone, high and level)cup, glass
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap
• 盘子/盤子pánzi (second tone, rising)plate, dish
• 个子/個子gèzi (fourth tone, falling)height, stature (of a person)
• 裙子qúnzi (second tone, rising)skirt, dress
• 筷子kuàizi (fourth tone, falling)chopsticks
• 裤子/褲子kùzi (fourth tone, falling)trousers, a pair of trousers
• 电子邮件/電子郵件diànzǐ (fourth tone, falling) yóujiàn (second tone, rising)email, electronic mail