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偶尔

ǒu'ěr

sometimes; occasionally

A person watching a bird
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Characters in this word

偶 ǒu

Strokes
11
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 禺 district
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 偶

尔 ěr

Strokes
5
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
Made of
⺈ knife 小 small, tiny, insignificant
More about the character 尔

Example phrases

  • 我偶尔跑步。 Wǒ ǒuěr pǎobù. I sometimes run.
  • 他偶尔来这。 Tā ǒuěr lái zhè. He sometimes comes here.
  • 偶尔喝茶吧。 Ǒuěr hē chá ba. Drink tea sometimes.

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