这儿 (zhè r) — here | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

这儿 (zhèr) is the colloquial, everyday "here." It is the spoken form of 这里; use 这里 in writing. 那边/那边 is its opposite ("there").

pronoun

here

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.

这 (this) plus 儿 forms the colloquial word for here.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 這; 这 is its simplified writing.

辶言這

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

言

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 這, 辶 (walk) combines with 言 for the sound. The character first meant “to meet” and was later used for “this”.

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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