Chinese words pronounced er (any tone) 27 words, in the 3 tones er is read in. ér (2nd tone) 10 words 而(ér) and 儿(ér) child 栭(ér) tree mushroom 洏(ér) to flow 鲕(ér) caviar 而(ér) and 兒(ér) child 栭(ér) tree mushroom 洏(ér) to flow 鮞(ér) caviar All 10 words pronounced ér ěr (3rd tone) 8 words 耳(ěr) ear 尔(ěr) thus 饵(ěr) pastry 迩(ěr) recently 珥(ěr) pearl or jade earring 耳(ěr) ear 爾(ěr) thus 餌(ěr) pastry 邇(ěr) recently 珥(ěr) pearl or jade earring All 8 words pronounced ěr èr (4th tone) 9 words 二(èr) two 贰(èr) two 弍(èr) archaic variant of 贰, banker's anti-fraud numeral two 〢(èr) numeral 2 in the Suzhou numeral system 苏州码子 sūzhōumǎzi 佴(èr) assistant 二(èr) two 貳(èr) two 弍(èr) archaic variant of 贰, banker's anti-fraud numeral two 〢(èr) numeral 2 in the Suzhou numeral system 苏州码子 sūzhōumǎzi 佴(èr) assistant All 9 words pronounced èr