儿 ér
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
儿童
értóng
children
Characters in this word
童 tóng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 儿童爱玩水。 Ér tóng ài wán shuǐ. Children love playing with water.
- 这是儿童票。 Zhè shì ér tóng piào. This is a child ticket.
- 儿童要早睡。 Ér tóng yào zǎo shuì. Children need to sleep early.