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人 2 strokes

人 rén — person

2 strokes · radical 人 · HSK 1

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A way to remember it

Two legs mid-stride, seen from the side. It is one of the oldest shapes in the script and it still looks like what it draws.

A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.

Two legs mid-stride, seen from the side.

Words it turns up in

人们大人

Lists it belongs to

一二三人 Your first 20 characters 20 characters 家人爸妈 Who's who in a Chinese family 20 characters 日月山水 Characters that are still pictures 24 characters 一二七八 HSK 1 core characters 86 characters

Characters near this one

一 yī 七 qī 九 jiǔ 了 le 二 èr 儿 ér 入 rù 八 bā

Quick check — what does 人 mean?

Reading that mentions 人

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