人(rén)

HSK 12 strokes

person

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Character information

Pinyin
rén
Meaning
person; people; CL:个,位[wei4]
Strokes
2
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 人 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph

The legs of a human being

A drawing of the thing it names.

How to write 人 step by step

2 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2

Words with 人

Common words using 人 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhǔ主rén人
HSK 2

owner

Open 主人 page →
zhǔ主chí持rén人
HSK 6

host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor

Open 主持人 page →
yī一jiā家rén人
HSK 7-9

the whole family

Open 一家人 page →
bù不wéi为rén人zhī知
HSK 7-9

not known to anyone

Open 不为人知 page →
diū丢rén人
HSK 7-9

to lose face

Open 丢人 page →
zhǔ主rén人gōng公
HSK 7-9

hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist

Open 主人公 page →
chéng乘rén人zhī之wēi危
HSK 7-9

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

Open 乘人之危 page →
zhàng丈rén人

wife's father (father-in-law); old man

Open 丈人 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 人’s common words

主持一家不为知丢

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