众 zhòng multitude
multitude; crowd; masses; public
How to remember 众: 人 person + 从 from = multitude. One person starts to dance, then people from every street join in, until a whole multitude fills the square.
Component breakdown
众 = 人 person + 从 from
- 人 person
- 从 from
- 人 person
- 人 person
One person starts to dance, then people from every street join in, until a whole multitude fills the square.
How it is used
- The crowd / the many; bound - 观众 (guānzhòng) audience/spectators, 群众 (qúnzhòng) the masses, 大众 (dàzhòng) the public.
- 众多 (zhòngduō) numerous (formal); 公众 (gōngzhòng) the public.
- The character is three 人 stacked - literally 'a crowd of people.'
Words with 众
- 观众guānzhòngspectatorHSK 4
- 听众tīngzhòngaudienceHSK 4
- 众多zhòngduōnumerousHSK 5
- 大众dàzhòngthe publicHSK 5
- 众人zhòngréneveryoneHSK 6
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knowsHSK 6
- 公众gōngzhòngpublicHSK 6
- 民众mínzhòngthe populaceHSK 6
- 群众qúnzhòngmassHSK 6
- 与众不同yǔzhòng-bùtóngto stand out from the crowdHSK 7
- 众志成城zhòngzhì-chéngchéngunity of will is an impregnable strongholdHSK 7
- 出众chūzhòngto stand outHSK 7
- 当众dāngzhòngin publicHSK 7
Example sentences
- 看台上挤满了观众。 Kàntái shàng jǐmǎn le guānzhòng.Spectators crowded the bleachers.