Person in Chinese (Mandarin): 人 (rén)

人
rén
person
- Simplified
- 人
- Traditional
- 人
- Pinyin
- rén
- Typed as
- ren
Use it in a sentence
那里有一个人。
那裡有一個人。
There is a person over there.
The characters in 人
人
Person. Two strokes, like a person walking on two legs.
2 strokes
Second tone, rising. 人 is in many words: 大人 (dàrén) is a grown-up and 中国人 (Zhōngguó rén) a Chinese person.
More examples with 人
他是好人。
Tā shì hǎo rén.
He is a good person.
这里有很多人。
這裡有很多人。
Zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.
There are many people here.
How to write 人 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
人 2 strokes
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