尔 (ěr) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 尔 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 尔
偶尔
occasionally; once in a while
我偶尔会去公园跑步。
Wǒ ǒu'ěr huì qù gōngyuán pǎobù.
I occasionally go running in the park.
Tasks Featuring 尔 / 相关任务
Words containing 尔 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 尔
尔 (ěr) means you (literary); so; like that. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".