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人

rén — person

2 strokes · radical 人 · HSK 1

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Where it comes from

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.

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 二 èr 七 qī 八 bā 九 jiǔ 十 shí 力 lì 了 le