Chinese name syllable
Syllable Er
- 儿child
- 尔you; thus
- Letters
- 2
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- E
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters儿尔
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Er in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Er is a Chinese name syllable from Mandarin; the character 儿 means 'child', but the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Er
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 儿
child
Mandarin ér
- 尔
you; thus
Mandarin ěr
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Er
Er is a syllable in Chinese names, usually spelled from the Mandarin ér/ěr reading. Characters with this reading include 儿 ('child') and 尔 ('you; thus'). The actual meaning depends on the character the family chose.
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Chinese names with the syllable Er
Sources
- MDBG: 儿 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 兒 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 尔 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 爾 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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