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尔

thus; so; like that; you; thou

5 strokes Dict coverage rank #21 U+5C14

How 尔 is formed

components: ⺈ 小

How to remember it

you (literary) · Heisig RSH #798

小 small — as a component also called: hiccup

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 尔 as their sound component

These characters all use 尔 (ěr) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
尔 sound component ěr you; that, those; final particle
弥 mí complete, extensive, full; to fill
迩 ěr near, close; recent
玺 xǐ imperial signet, royal signet
祢 mí one's deceased father

Words containing 尔

WordPinyinMeaning
马尔斯 Mǎ ěr sī Mars (Roman God of War)
海拉尔区 Hǎi lā ěr Qū Hailar, a district of Hulunbuir City 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
海尔 Hǎi ěr Haier (PRC household appliance brand); Hale (name)
马尔马拉海 Mǎ ěr mǎ lā Hǎi Sea of Marmara
海拉尔 Hǎi lā ěr see 海拉爾區|海拉尔区[Hai3 la1 er3 Qu1]
克尔白 Kè ěr bái Ka'aba, sacred building in Mecca
阿尔山市 Ā ěr shān Shì Arxan, a county-level city in Hinggan League 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
拉合尔 Lā hé ěr Lahore (city in Pakistan)
安道尔 Ān dào ěr Andorra
阿拉尔市 Ā lā ěr shì Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang
阿尔山 Ā ěr shān see 阿爾山市|阿尔山市[A1 er3 shan1 Shi4]
尔德 Ěr dé Eid (Islam)
里尔 Lǐ ěr Lille (city in France)
西里尔 Xī lǐ ěr Cyril (name); Saint Cyril, 9th century Christian missionary; Cyrillic
开尔文 Kāi ěr wén Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson); Kelvin (temperature scale)
巴斯特尔 Bā sī tè ěr Basseterre, capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis
多尔 Duō ěr Dole (name); Bob Dole (1923-2021), US Republican politician, Kansas senator 1969-1996
特里尔 Tè lǐ ěr Trier (city in Germany)
阿拉尔 Ā lā ěr Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang
安道尔城 Ān dào ěr chéng Andorra la Vella, capital of Andorra