HSK 1 · People & pronouns

谁

shéi

who

Stroke order of 谁

谁 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A little bird "隹" chirps a question "讠": who's there?

Parts: 讠 speech + 隹 short-tailed bird

Example sentence

他是谁？

Who is he?

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)人person; people 别人other people 先生Mr.; sir 小姐Miss; young lady

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