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儿 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.
child; son
non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final
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son
erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
where?
there
daughter
erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
here
erhua form of 男孩[nan2 hai2]
erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2]
slightly
erhua variant of 馅
Notice where 儿 sits in each complete thought.
It's getting late, so we'd better get going.
Source: Tatoeba #778877 · CC BY 2.0 FRI don't remember where I bought it.
Source: Tatoeba #411631 · CC BY 2.0 FRI don't want to go there. He doesn't want to go either.
Source: Tatoeba #1438599 · CC BY 2.0 FRBut, I don't eat even a little bit of meat.
Source: Tatoeba #1335304 · CC BY 2.0 FRDid you come here alone?
Source: Tatoeba #465830 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.