HSK 2 · Quantities

人数

rén shù

number of people

Stroke order of 人数

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

人 · 2 strokes 数 · 13 strokes

Memory trick

人 is a person standing; 数 is counting: counting persons.

Parts: 人 person + 数 number

The characters in 人数

人 rén — person; people (2 strokes)
数 shǔ — to count (13 strokes)

Example sentence

今天来的人数很多。

A lot of people came today.

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

Words with 数

分数score; mark 数to count 数字number; digit 多数majority 大多数the vast majority 少数minority 数量quantity; amount 数学mathematics

More words: Quantities

数to count 数字number; digit 一共altogether 部分part 大部分most; the greater part 一部分a part 多数majority 大多数the vast majority 少数minority 人口population 大量a large amount 许多many; a lot of 好多many; a lot 不少quite a lot

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