婴儿 (yīng'ér) · baby

婴儿 (yīng'ér) means “baby; infant”. It is written with 2 characters: 婴 (baby) + 儿 (child). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 婴儿 is built

The characters

婴 yīng · baby

What 婴 is made of

贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
女nǚ — woman

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

婴儿在床上睡着了。Yīng'ér zài chuáng shàng shuìzháo le.The baby fell asleep in the cot.

这个婴儿刚三个月大。Zhège yīng'ér gāng sān gè yuè dà.This baby is only three months old.

Questions about 婴儿

What does 婴儿 mean?

婴儿 (yīng'ér) means “baby; infant”.

How do you pronounce 婴儿?

婴儿 is pronounced yīng'ér.

Which HSK level is 婴儿?

婴儿 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 婴儿 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 218: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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