儿 · ér

視覚的なヒント

Two diverging strokes like a V: left falls left, right falls right, meeting at the top.

使い方

Often suggests a human figure or forms the leg-base of a character.

学習メモ

Human-legs radical. Found in 先 (first/ahead), 元 (origin), 光 (light).

• 人: 儿 is just legs at the base; 人 is the full standing figure.
• 八: 儿 and 八 look alike; 八 means eight/split, 儿 suggests human legs.