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ěr = Ø + Ø3
variant of 爾|尔[er3]
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ěr = Ø + Ø3
thus / so / like that / you / thou
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How to pronounce 尔

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

尔 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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xiǎo = xi + ao3
small / tiny / few / young
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Characters with 尔 as component

nǎi = n + ai3
variant of 嬭|奶[nai3]
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= ni + Ø3
you (female) / variant of 你[ni3]
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= xi + Ø3
ruler's seal
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Words with 尔

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Hull (name) / Kingston upon Hull
Marshall (name) / George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate

Sentences with 尔

ěr
zhǐ
dài
wén
Kal stops Devan!

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