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PINYIN INITIAL E
Chinese characters starting with E
Explore 73 Chinese characters whose standard Pinyin begins with E. Open any character to hear its pronunciation, watch the stroke order, and create a printable practice sheet.
Examples in this index: 儿 (ér), 二 (èr), 饿 (è), 而 (ér), 耳 (ěr), 尔 (ěr).
PINYIN SYLLABLES
Pronunciations starting with E
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儿ér2 strokeschild→二èr2 strokestwo→饿è10 strokeshungry→而ér6 strokesand→耳ěr6 strokesear→尔ěr5 strokesthus→额é15 strokesforehead→恶è10 strokesevil→讹é6 strokeserror→鹅é12 strokesgoose→厄è4 strokesdistressed→遏è12 strokesto restrain→噩è16 strokesstartling→鳄è17 strokes(bound form) alligator; crocodile→恩ēn10 strokesfavor→饵ěr9 strokespastry→俄é9 strokesRussia→娥é10 strokesgood→峨é10 strokeslofty→莪é10 strokeszedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmeric→訛é11 strokesChinese character→皒é12 strokesChinese character→锇é12 strokesosmium (chemistry)→蛾é13 strokes(bound form) moth→額é18 strokesChinese character→鵝é18 strokesChinese character→歺è5 strokessecond-round simplified character for 餐[can1]→呃è7 strokes(exclamation)→扼è7 strokesto grip forcefully→苊è7 strokesacenaphthene (C12H10)→轭è8 strokesyoke→咢è9 strokesbeat a drum→垩è9 strokesto whitewash→堊è11 strokesChinese character→谔è11 strokeshonest speech→軛è11 strokesChinese character→鄂è11 strokessurname E→阏è11 strokesto block→惡è12 strokesChinese character→愕è12 strokesstartled→萼è12 strokescalyx of a flower→腭è13 strokespalate→锷è14 strokesblade edge→鹗è14 strokes(bird species of China) western osprey (Pandion haliaetus)→颚è15 strokesjaw→餓è15 strokesChinese character→諤è16 strokesChinese character→閼è16 strokesChinese character→顎è18 strokesChinese character→鶚è20 strokesChinese character→齶è24 strokesChinese character→鱷è27 strokesChinese character→噁ě15 strokesChinese character→婀ē10 strokesgraceful→屙ē10 strokes(dialect) to excrete (urine or feces)→诶ēi9 strokeshey (to call sb)→誒ēi14 strokesChinese character→摁èn13 strokesto press (with one's finger or hand)→蒽ēn13 strokesanthracene→兒ér8 strokesChinese character→鸸ér11 strokesused in 鴯鶓|鸸鹋[er2miao2]→鲕ér14 strokescaviar→鴯ér17 strokesChinese character→佴èr8 strokesassistant→贰èr9 strokestwo (banker's anti-fraud numeral)→貳èr12 strokesChinese character→迩ěr8 strokesrecently→洱ěr9 strokesChinese character→珥ěr10 strokespearl or jade earring→铒ěr11 strokeserbium (chemistry)→爾ěr14 strokesChinese character→餌ěr14 strokesChinese character→邇ěr17 strokesChinese character→
How this Pinyin list works
Characters are grouped by the first letter of their standard Pinyin spelling. Tone marks do not change the initial, so every pronunciation beginning with E appears together on this page.
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