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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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ér2 strokeschildèr2 strokestwo饿è10 strokeshungryér6 strokesanděr6 strokesearěr5 strokesthusé15 strokesforeheadè10 strokesevilé6 strokeserroré12 strokesgooseè4 strokesdistressedè12 strokesto restrainè16 strokesstartlingè17 strokes(bound form) alligator; crocodileēn10 strokesfavorěr9 strokespastryé9 strokesRussiaé10 strokesgoodé10 strokesloftyé10 strokeszedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmericé11 strokesChinese characteré12 strokesChinese characteré12 strokesosmium (chemistry)é13 strokes(bound form) mothé18 strokesChinese characteré18 strokesChinese characterè5 strokessecond-round simplified character for 餐[can1]è7 strokes(exclamation)è7 strokesto grip forcefullyè7 strokesacenaphthene (C12H10)è8 strokesyokeè9 strokesbeat a drumè9 strokesto whitewashè11 strokesChinese characterè11 strokeshonest speechè11 strokesChinese characterè11 strokessurname Eè11 strokesto blockè12 strokesChinese characterè12 strokesstartledè12 strokescalyx of a flowerè13 strokespalateè14 strokesblade edgeè14 strokes(bird species of China) western osprey (Pandion haliaetus)è15 strokesjawè15 strokesChinese characterè16 strokesChinese characterè16 strokesChinese characterè18 strokesChinese characterè20 strokesChinese characterè24 strokesChinese characterè27 strokesChinese characterě15 strokesChinese characterē10 strokesgracefulē10 strokes(dialect) to excrete (urine or feces)ēi9 strokeshey (to call sb)ēi14 strokesChinese characterèn13 strokesto press (with one's finger or hand)ēn13 strokesanthraceneér8 strokesChinese characterér11 strokesused in 鴯鶓|鸸鹋[er2miao2]ér14 strokescaviarér17 strokesChinese characterèr8 strokesassistantèr9 strokestwo (banker's anti-fraud numeral)èr12 strokesChinese characterěr8 strokesrecentlyěr9 strokesChinese characterěr10 strokespearl or jade earringěr11 strokeserbium (chemistry)ěr14 strokesChinese characterěr14 strokesChinese characterěr17 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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