HSK 3 · People & Groups

个人

gè rén

individual; personal

Stroke order of 个人

2 characters, 5 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

个 · 3 strokes 人 · 2 strokes

Memory trick

One 个 person 人: the single individual.

Parts: 个 individual item + 人 person

The characters in 个人

个 gè — general measure word (3 strokes)
人 rén — person; people (2 strokes)

Example sentence

这是我的个人意见。

This is my personal opinion.

Words with 个

个general measure word 个子height; build 整个whole; entire 个性personality; individuality

Words with 人

人person; people 别人other people 家人family members 男人man 女人woman 老人old person 工人worker 病人patient 爱人spouse; husband or wife 大人adult; grown-up 主人host; owner 客人guest; visitor 好人good person 坏人bad person 人们people 有人someone; somebody 商人businessman; merchant 行人pedestrian

More words: People & Groups

华人ethnic Chinese 熟人acquaintance 老百姓ordinary people 人群crowd 群group; crowd; flock 人类humanity; mankind 人民the people 公民citizen 民族ethnic group; nation 中华民族the Chinese nation 民间folk; among the people 集体collective; group 团体group; organization 团group; ball; lump 成员member 会员member (of a club)

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