The kanji 児 represents "child" or "youngster." It generally refers to a young person, especially a child, but can sometimes be used more broadly to refer to someone young or immature. It carries a sense of innocence, youth, and potential.

・On-yomi (音読み): ⚫︎ ジ (ji) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ⚫︎ こ (ko)

⚫︎ 子供 (こども) Translation: Child, children ⚫︎ 小児科 (しょうにか) Translation: Pediatrics (department of medicine dealing with children) ⚫︎ 孤児 (こじ) Translation: Orphan

The kanji 児 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The component on the left side is the radical 人 (nin, hito), which means "person" or "human." The right side is the phonetic component, 儿 (jin), which resembles a person with their legs open. Thus, the meaning of 児 represents "a young person", where the human radical 人 indicates a person or human, and the 儿 gives the pronunciation.