聊天儿 (liáotiānr) · to chat
聊天儿 (liáotiānr) means “to chat”. It is written with 3 characters: 聊 (to chat) + 天 (day) + 儿 (child). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 聊天儿 is built
The characters
聊 liáo · to chat
What 聊 is made of
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 卯mǎo — 4th terrestrial branch
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 卩jié — seal
Origin hint: 耳 gives the meaning, 卯 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (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 聊天儿
What does 聊天儿 mean?
聊天儿 (liáotiānr) means “to chat”.
How do you pronounce 聊天儿?
聊天儿 is pronounced liáotiānr.
Which HSK level is 聊天儿?
聊天儿 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 无聊wúliáobored
- 聊天liáotiānto chat
- 聊liáoto chat
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 天气tiānqìweather
It is part of HSK 3 · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.