亻(rén): "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
2 strokes
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- rén
- Meaning
- "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
- Strokes
- 2
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 亻 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
Visual abbreviation of 人
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
How to write 亻 step by step
2 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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- 2
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