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儿 means 'legs'

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Strokes : 2    Radical number: 10    Usefulness: 7    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: 4   Used in 3 names   Component in 640 kanji (86 Jōyō)
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
Additional readings
On    ジン   ニン
Kun    がい legs radical (no. 10)
Variants
⼉ (Chinese)  
Notes
Find out about the names and meanings of the radical in kanji such as 先 (ahead), 元 (origin; original), and 光 (light), and see how 儿 has nothing to do with legs etymologically.
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儿 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 儿 is used 0 times, read 0 ways.
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儿
legs
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