一会儿 (yīhuìr) · a moment
一会儿 (yīhuìr) means “a moment; a while”. It is written with 3 characters: 一 (one) + 会 (can) + 儿 (child). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 一会儿 is built
The characters
一 yī · one
What 一 is made of
一 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 1 strokes.
Origin hint: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
会 huì · can
What 会 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: People 人 speaking 云 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
儿 ér · child
What 儿 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 一会儿
What does 一会儿 mean?
一会儿 (yīhuìr) means “a moment; a while”.
How do you pronounce 一会儿?
一会儿 is pronounced yīhuìr.
Which HSK level is 一会儿?
一会儿 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 一半yībànhalf
- 一块儿yīkuàirtogether
- 一下儿yīxiàra little while
- 一样yīyàngsame
- 一边yībiānone side
- 一点儿yīdiǎnra little
- 一起yīqǐtogether
- 一些yīxiēsome
- 不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily
- 不一会儿bùyīhuìrbefore long
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.