HSK 1 · Friends & people
小孩儿
xiǎo háir
child
Stroke order of 小孩儿
3 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
小 · 3 strokes孩 · 9 strokes儿 · 2 strokes
Memory trick
A tiny 小 with a 孩, a 子 child with a hidden 亥 sound, ending in the 儿 little legs.
Parts: 小 small + 孩 child (子 child + 亥) + 儿 diminutive suffix
The characters in 小孩儿
- 小 xiǎo — small; little (3 strokes)
Example sentence
那个小孩儿很可爱。
That child is very cute.