人 rén person
people; person
How it came to be
A standing person seen from the side: head and body in the long stroke, one leg trailing behind. The arms are not drawn.
How it is used
- The general word for person/people - 中国人 (Zhōngguórén) a Chinese person, 别人 (biéren) others, 大人 (dàren) adult.
- Suffixed to a place or role it means 'a person of/from': 客人 (kèren) guest, 主人 (zhǔrén) host.
Characters built with 人
- 以 to use
- 认 recognize
- 坐 sit
- 从 from
- 夫 husband
- 铁 iron
- 养 to raise
- 春 spring
- 内 inside
- 队 team
- 规 rules
- 失 to lose
- 众 multitude
- 座 measure word for mountains, bridges and buildings
- 肤 skin
- 似 resembling
- 扶 to support
- 拟 to draft
- 挫 to check
- 秩 order
- 纳 to adopt
- 跌 to stumble
- 闪 flash
- 丛 bush
- 呐 to raise one's voice
- 囚 prisoner
- 坠 to drop
- 怂 to arouse
- 泰 great
- 窥 to peep
- 纵 to indulge in
- 耸 to excite
- 脊 spine
- 蠢 to wriggle
- 迭 repeatedly
Words with 人
- 家人jiārénfamily memberHSK 1
- 别人biérenothersHSK 3
- 客人kèrenguestHSK 3
- 名人míngrénfamous personHSK 3
- 大人dàrenadultHSK 3
- 女人nǚrénwomanHSK 3
- 爱人àirenspouse (mainland China)HSK 3
- 男人nánréna manHSK 3
- 病人bìngrénsick personHSK 3
- 老人lǎorénold man or womanHSK 3
- 人员rényuánstaffHSK 4
- 人数rénshùnumber of peopleHSK 4
- 人生rénshēnglife (one's time on earth)HSK 4
- 工人gōngrénworkerHSK 4
- 感人gǎnréntouchingHSK 4
- 负责人fùzérénperson in chargeHSK 4
- 个人gèrénindividualHSK 5
- 主人zhǔrénmasterHSK 5
- 亲人qīnrénone's close relativesHSK 5
- 人体réntǐhuman bodyHSK 5
- 人力rénlìmanpowerHSK 5
- 人口rénkǒupopulationHSK 5
- 人工réngōngartificialHSK 5
- 人才réncáitalentHSK 5
- 人民rénmínthe peopleHSK 5
- 人民币rénmínbìRenminbi, the official currency of the PRCHSK 5
- 人物rénwùpersonHSK 5
- 人类rénlèihumanityHSK 5
- 人群rénqúncrowdHSK 5
- 人际rénjìhuman relationshipsHSK 5
- 他人tārénanother personHSK 5
- 动人dòngréntouchingHSK 5
- 商人shāngrénmerchantHSK 5
- 成人chéngrénto reach adulthoodHSK 5
- 敌人dírénenemyHSK 5
- 新人xīnrénnewcomerHSK 5
- 本人běnrénIHSK 5
- 机器人jīqìrénrobotHSK 5
- 熟人shúrénacquaintanceHSK 5
- 私人sīrénprivateHSK 5
Example sentences
- 我认识那个人。 Wǒ rènshi nàge rén.I know that person.
- 有人进去了。 Yǒu rén jìnqù le.Someone went in.
- 所有人都笑了。 Suǒyǒu rén dōu xiào le.Everyone laughed.
- 公园里有很多人。 Gōngyuán li yǒu hěn duō rén.There are many people in the park.