儿子
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
儿子 (érzi) · son
儿子 (érzi) means “son”. It is written with 2 characters: 儿 (child) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 儿子 is built
The characters
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)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他儿子是医生。Tā érzi shì yīshēng.His son is a doctor.
你儿子几岁了？Nǐ érzi jǐ suì le?How old is your son?
Questions about 儿子
What does 儿子 mean?
儿子 (érzi) means “son”.
How do you pronounce 儿子?
儿子 is pronounced érzi.
Which HSK level is 儿子?
儿子 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 面条儿miàntiáornoodles
- 哪儿nǎrwhere
- 那儿nàrthere
- 男孩儿nánháirboy
- 女儿nǚ'érdaughter
- 女孩儿nǚháirgirl
- 玩儿wánrto play
- 小孩儿xiǎoháirchild
Learn 儿子 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.