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儿科

érkē

pediatrics

A doctor with a stethoscope examines a small child
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Characters in this word

儿 ér

Strokes
2
Radical
儿 — son, child
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 儿

科 kē

Strokes
9
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 斗 to struggle, to fight, to contend
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 孩子发烧了,我们赶紧带他去医院的儿科。 Háizi fāshāo le, wǒmen gǎnjǐn dài tā qù yīyuàn de érkē. The child had a fever, so we hurried to take him to the hospital's paediatrics department.
  • 她在儿科当护士,每天都要照顾很多小病人。 Tā zài érkē dāng hùshi, měitiān dōu yào zhàogù hěn duō xiǎo bìngrén. She works as a nurse in paediatrics and looks after many young patients every day.
  • 儿科医生笑着给孩子检查了耳朵和喉咙。 Érkē yīshēng xiàozhe gěi háizi jiǎnchá le ěrduo hé hóulóng. The paediatrician smiled as she checked the child's ears and throat.

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