⼉

legs

ér (er2)

Radical no. 10 · 2 strokes (第 10 部首 · 2 画 dì 10 bùshǒu · 2 huà)

Radical ⼉ (ér) — meaning: legs, 2 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from a pictograph of human legs, simplified into two crossing strokes. In ancient pictographic script, it represented movement or bodily action.

Mnemonic: Two strokes crossing like legs of a standing or walking person.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

2 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 儿ér

    child

    2 strokes

  • 兀wù

    (literary) rising to a height; towering

    3 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.