哥儿 (gē er) — (old-fashioned or dialect) brothers (especially in wealthy families); (old-fashioned) young boy, lad

Definition

An old-fashioned or literary word: 哥儿们 means 'brothers / fellows' (a friendly term, like 'the boys'), and 小哥儿 means 'lad / young man.' Predominantly found in old novels or northern dialect.

noun
(old-fashioned or dialect) brothers (especially in wealthy families)(old-fashioned) young boylad

Examples

  • 哥儿。
    Tā men gē er liǎ cóng xiǎo yì qǐ zhǎng dà.
    The two brothers grew up together from childhood.
  • 哥儿，。
    Nà ge xiǎo gē er zhēn cōng ming, cái wǔ suì jiù huì bèi shī le.
    That little boy is really smart — he can recite poems at just five years old.
  • 哥儿。
    Jiù xiǎo shuō lǐ cháng xiě fù jiā gē er chū mén qí mǎ.
    In old novels, they often write about rich young masters going out on horseback.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

哥gēbrother
儿érfamiliar form

哥 means brother, and 儿 gives a familiar or old-fashioned form.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

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