- 起 particleverbto startto begin; to launch; to initiate; starting from (a time, place, or amount)
- 小 adjectiveyoungyoung; being a child; junior in age; being the last in order of seniority or the youngest in a family
- 儿 兒 particleaffix[erhua suffix]A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.