Who in Chinese (Mandarin): 谁 (shéi)
谁
shéi
who
- Simplified
- 谁
- Traditional
- 誰
- Pinyin
- shéi
- Typed as
- shei
Use it in a sentence
他是谁？
他是誰？
Who is he?
The characters in 谁
谁 / 誰
Who. 讠 (speech) is on the left.
10 strokes
Usually said shéi, sometimes shuí. Who is it? is 是谁？ (shì shéi?), and whose is 谁的 (shéi de).
More examples with 谁
谁在敲门？
誰在敲門？
Shéi zài qiāo mén?
Who's knocking at the door?
这是谁的书？
這是誰的書？
Zhè shì shéi de shū?
Whose book is this?
How to write 谁 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
谁 10 strokes
In Traditional characters:
誰 15 strokes
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