儿
rén
#192 most
frequent character
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
儿 is a person seen from the side, so it first meant 'person'. As the shorthand for 兒, it also means 'child; son'. From that came 'small thing' and the suffix '-er'.
Drawn as: standing person, side view
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