èr

a second

A second  person  also provides the pronunciation

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

耳 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

ěr

  

ear

Evolution

佴 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
佴 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
佴 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
佴 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
佴 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

èr

a second, an assistant; assistant