儿 · ér

legs; person

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#10

Kangxi

2

Strokes

#8

Frequency

Visual hint

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

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

varies

Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.

儿

2 examples

先

xiān

first; before; ahead

HSK 1

光

guāng

light; ray

HSK 3

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

Exactly the shape of two human legs spread apart, forming a V at the bottom.

What radical is this: 儿?