Spot 兒
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
兒 component
ér · son, child
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 兒
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue兒Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 兒.
倪=
亻
猊=
犭
阋=
门
睨=
目
霓=
雨
鲵=
鱼
鬩=
鬥
鯢=
魚
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 兒 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
不可端倪bù kě duān ní
impossible to get even an outline
一窥端倪yī kuī duān níto infer easily
俾倪bǐ níparapet
倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
傲睨ào nìto look down upon
兄弟阋墙xiōng dì xì qiánginternecine strife
嗔睨chēn nìto look askance at sb in anger
大鲵dà nígiant salamander
斜睨xié nìto cast sidelong glances at sb
猊nílion, wild beast
眄睨miàn nìto look askance
睨视nì shìto look askance