(rén)

HSK 7-94 strokes

humane

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
rén
Meaning
humane; kernel
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻二

A caring relationship between two 二 people 亻

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

rén
HSK 7-9

benevolent

Open 仁慈 page →
rén

not benevolent; heartless; numb

Open 不仁 page →
réndān

Jintan mouth refresher lozenge, produced by Morishita Jintan company from 1…

Open 仁丹 page →
rénxiōng

(honorific written address) My dear friend

Open 仁兄 page →

to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people

Open 一视同仁 page →

people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Open 仁人君子 page →

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

Open 仁人志士 page →

those with lofty ideals (idiom)

Open 仁人义士 page →

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