Meaning of 儿科
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- pediatrics
How to use 儿科
儿科 is the normal word for pediatrics, both as a medical field and as the hospital department. You will often see it on hospital signs or hear it with 医生 (yīshēng) doctor. Example: 孩子发烧了，我们去儿科看看。(Háizi fāshāo le, wǒmen qù érkē kànkan.) The child has a fever, let's go to pediatrics.
儿 (ér) means child, as in 儿子 (érzi) son and 女儿 (nǚ'ér) daughter. 科 (kē) means a branch or department, so 儿科 is the hospital department for children.
Common mistake: In 儿科, 儿 is a full syllable with its own second tone, érkē. It is not the 儿化 r-sound used in 这儿 (zhèr) or 哪儿 (nǎr), so do not shorten it to a final r. Also keep 儿 separate from 几 (jǐ), which has a hooked top stroke.
儿科 in example sentences
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儿 ér · son · 2 strokes
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科 kē · branch of study · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 儿科.
| 这儿 | zhèr | here |
| 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter |
| 那儿 | nàr | there |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 没事儿 | méishìr | to have spare time; free from work |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 玩儿 | wánr | to play; to have fun |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2] |
Questions about 儿科
What does 儿科 mean?
儿科 (érkē) means "pediatrics" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 儿科?
儿科 is made of 2 characters: 儿 (2 strokes), 科 (9 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 儿科 an HSK word?
Yes. 儿科 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 儿科 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 儿科 is written 兒科.
How do I say pediatrician in Chinese?
Say 儿科医生 (érkē yīshēng), literally pediatrics doctor. In casual speech some people also say 儿科大夫 (érkē dàifu).
What other hospital departments use 科?
Many departments end in 科, such as 内科 (nèikē) internal medicine, 外科 (wàikē) surgery, 牙科 (yákē) dentistry and 眼科 (yǎnkē) ophthalmology. Once you know 科, you can guess many of these names.