HSK 3 · People & Groups

人类

rén lèi

humanity; mankind

Stroke order of 人类

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

人 · 2 strokes 类 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

People 人 as a kind 类: all mankind.

Parts: 人 person + 类 kind, category

The characters in 人类

人 rén — person; people (2 strokes)
类 lèi — kind; type (9 strokes)

Example sentence

人类需要水。

Humanity needs water.

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 类

类kind; type 类似similar

More words: People & Groups

个人individual; personal 华人ethnic Chinese 熟人acquaintance 老百姓ordinary people 人群crowd 群group; crowd; flock 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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