迩 ěr — near, close · English

迩

ěr

near, close

At a glance · 迩

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

迩字小篆从辵尔声，为形声字；本义为近。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

迩本义为近、靠近。

Structure

形声字，左部『辵』（辶）为意符，右部『尔』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyiněr

Radical辶

Strokes8

UnicodeU+8FE9

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English near, close Er is a phonetic-semantic character meaning near and close.

Français proche, près Er est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant proche et près.

Español cercano, próximo Er es un carácter fonosemántico que significa cercano y próximo.

العربية قريب، قرب إر حرف صوتي دلالي يعني القريب والقرب.

Русский близкий, близко Эр — фоносемантический знак, означающий близкий и рядом.

Common words

迩ěrnear
遐迩xiá ěrfar and near

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