HSK 1 · People & pronouns

人

rén

person; people

Stroke order of 人

人 is written with 2 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Two strokes like a pair of legs walking — a person striding along.

Parts: pictograph of a person walking (two legs)

Example sentence

那个人是我爸爸。

That person is my dad.

Words with 人

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 人数number of people

More words: People & pronouns

我I; me 我们we; us 你you 你们you (plural)您you (polite)他he; him 他们they; them 她she; her 她们they (female)们(plural suffix)谁who 别人other people 先生Mr.; sir 小姐Miss; young lady

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