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The Cantonese word jan - 儿 - jan4
(son in Cantonese)

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Romanization (Jyutping)

jan4

English translations

son, child

Chinese character (simplified) and stroke order animation"How do I write 儿 ( jan4 ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This Cantonese dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all individual characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
儿
儿 ( jan / jan4 ) in traditional characters
兒
Usage as a radical
儿 can also be used as a radical, i.e. as a sub-component of a Chinese character.
Character complexity
the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character 

儿 is composed of 2 strokes and therefore is of extremely low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

nursery rhyme  |  children
儿 ( jan / jan4 ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 133)
Other characters that are pronounced jan4 in Cantonese
人 (person) , 仁 (humane)
More words that mean son in Cantonese
zai2 ( 仔 ), zi2 ( 子 )
More words that mean child in Cantonese
tung4 ( 童 ), zi2 ( 子 )

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