尔

ěr

Radical: 小 Strokes: 5

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Less common

Same radical

小尘少尚尖慕恭尝忝尜尕

Same radical

小尘少尚尖慕恭尝忝尜尕

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Character Decomposition

尔=⺈+小

Meanings

thus

so

like that

you

thou

ěr

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Words with 尔 975 total

(literary) you (plural)尔等ěr děng erg (physics) (loanword)尔格ěr gé henceforth · thereafter · subsequently尔后ěr hòu "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts尔雅Er yǎ

Idioms with 尔 29 total

not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre · nothing out of the ordinary不过尔尔bù guò ěr ěr 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出尔反尔chū ěr fǎn ěr lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom) · fig. each tries to outwit the other · deceit and treachery尔虞我诈ěr yú wǒ zhà