侕 (ér) - An archaic character meaning numerous, many & a crowd of people.

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ér ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 亻

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侕 · ér

An archaic character meaning numerous, many;

a crowd of people.

An archaic character meaning numerous, manya crowd of people.

Usage highlights

numerous peoplecrowd of peoplegathering of manypopulous statemultitude assembly

Synonyms

  • 众— crowd, multitude
  • 多— many, numerous
  • 群— group, crowd

Antonyms

  • 寡— few, scarce
  • 少— little, few

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text describes a populous gathering (侕众).
  • In classical literature, it denotes a multitude of people (人侕).
  • Used in historical contexts for crowded assemblies (侕集).

Collocations

  • numerous people(侕众)
  • crowd of people(人侕)
  • gathering of many(侕集)
  • populous state(侕国)
  • multitude assembly(侕会)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 侕 is an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • It appears primarily in classical texts and historical documents.
  • The character combines the person radical with 而, suggesting a group of people.

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