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爾

爾 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “you”. It is built from 一 (one), 八 (eight) and 巾 (kerchief). It appears as a component in 33 other characters in this index.

Keyword
you
Pinyin (Mandarin)
ěr
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
ты
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
爾 let it be

Decomposition

ids

  1. 一 one
  2. 八 eight
  3. 巾 kerchief
  4. 㸚

Characters that contain 爾

How to find 爾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “eight” + “kerchief”. 爾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 爾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.