饵 (ěr) is a Chinese character meaning “bait”. It is written from 饣 (food radical (simplified form of 食)) and 耳 (ear), side by side, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
饣 + 耳
Left–right structure
Structure from: IDS decomposition cross-checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke order (9 = 3 + 6)
Memory aid
The food radical 饣 on the left, and 耳 (ear) on the right carrying the sound ěr. Food laid out for something that is all ears — that is bait.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 鱼饵yú ěrfish bait饵 = ěr
- 诱饵yòu ěrbait; lure饵 = ěr
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All readings
bait
bait; to entice; (literary) pastry, cake
钓鱼或诱捕动物时用来引诱的食物；引申为引人上当的东西。也指糕饼类食品。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 鱼饵yú ěrfish bait饵 = ěr
- 诱饵yòu ěrbait; lure饵 = ěr
Sound component
耳 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 饵 mean?
饵 (ěr) means bait; to entice; (literary) pastry, cake.
How do you pronounce 饵?
It is pronounced ěr.
What parts is 饵 made of?
饣 (food radical (simplified form of 食)) and 耳 (ear), side by side. The recorded source is: IDS decomposition cross-checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke order (9 = 3 + 6). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 饵 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 饵?
饣. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 饵?
Common ones are 鱼饵 and 诱饵. The reading of 饵 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.