尔
thus; so; like that; you; thou
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #21 U+5C14
How 尔 is formed
How to remember it
you (literary) · Heisig RSH #798
小 small — as a component also called: hiccup
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 尔 as their sound component
These characters all use 尔 (ěr) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尔 sound component | ěr | you; that, those; final particle |
| 弥 | mí | complete, extensive, full; to fill |
| 迩 | ěr | near, close; recent |
| 玺 | xǐ | imperial signet, royal signet |
| 祢 | mí | one's deceased father |
Words containing 尔
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马尔斯 | Mǎ ěr sī | Mars (Roman God of War) |
| 海拉尔区 | Hǎi lā ěr Qū | Hailar, a district of Hulunbuir City 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia |
| 海尔 | Hǎi ěr | Haier (PRC household appliance brand); Hale (name) |
| 马尔马拉海 | Mǎ ěr mǎ lā Hǎi | Sea of Marmara |
| 海拉尔 | Hǎi lā ěr | see 海拉爾區|海拉尔区[Hai3 la1 er3 Qu1] |
| 克尔白 | Kè ěr bái | Ka'aba, sacred building in Mecca |
| 阿尔山市 | Ā ěr shān Shì | Arxan, a county-level city in Hinggan League 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 Meng2], Inner Mongolia |
| 拉合尔 | Lā hé ěr | Lahore (city in Pakistan) |
| 安道尔 | Ān dào ěr | Andorra |
| 阿拉尔市 | Ā lā ěr shì | Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang |
| 阿尔山 | Ā ěr shān | see 阿爾山市|阿尔山市[A1 er3 shan1 Shi4] |
| 尔德 | Ěr dé | Eid (Islam) |
| 里尔 | Lǐ ěr | Lille (city in France) |
| 西里尔 | Xī lǐ ěr | Cyril (name); Saint Cyril, 9th century Christian missionary; Cyrillic |
| 开尔文 | Kāi ěr wén | Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson); Kelvin (temperature scale) |
| 巴斯特尔 | Bā sī tè ěr | Basseterre, capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 多尔 | Duō ěr | Dole (name); Bob Dole (1923-2021), US Republican politician, Kansas senator 1969-1996 |
| 特里尔 | Tè lǐ ěr | Trier (city in Germany) |
| 阿拉尔 | Ā lā ěr | Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang |
| 安道尔城 | Ān dào ěr chéng | Andorra la Vella, capital of Andorra |