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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 小儿

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
小儿 xiǎo ér - young child
- (humble) my son
小儿 xiǎo r - (coll.) early childhood
- baby boy

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 17,548 9,419 12,860

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
小 xiǎo- small
- tiny
- few
- young
儿 rén- variant of 人[ren2]
- "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
儿 ér- child
- son
儿 r- non-syllabic diminutive suffix
- retroflex final

Other Words Containing 小儿

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
小儿科 - - 14,260 40,420 31,660
小儿 - - 17,548 9,419 12,860
小儿麻痹症 - - 31,217 60,762 71,267