HSK 1 Character #19 · 2 Strokes
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人 (rén · Hán Việt: Nhân) — person; human being; people; somebody. Pictograph of a person standing in profile with legs striding stably on the ground. Compresses into 亻 (dānrénpáng) when placed on the left side of compound characters.
- Pinyin
- rén
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Nhân
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人
- IDS Structure
- ？
- Traditional
- 人
人 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (2 Steps)
Customize 人 in Worksheet Generator →人1 撇 Piě
人1 (47,16)→(7,79)
人2 捺 Nà
人2 (46,41)→(96,79)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (人 = ？)
Pictograph of a person standing in profile with legs striding stably on the ground. Compresses into 亻 (dānrénpáng) when placed on the left side of compound characters.
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 人
Start the Left-Falling Piě (撇) near the top vertical center line; start the Right-Falling Nà (捺) slightly below the tip of Piě (where they touch at the chest) and press out a flat foot.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 人
Do not cross Nà above the top of Piě (that turns 人 into 入 enter), and do not leave a gap between them (that turns 人 into 八 eight).
Essential HSK Compound Words with 人
people; the public
family members
guest; visitor
human life
woman
other people; others; other person
a man; a male
someone; people
individual; personal
staff; crew
Example Sentences Using 人 (rén)
今天家里来了几位重要的客人。
Jīntiān jiālǐ lái le jǐ wèi zhòngyào de kèrén.
Several important guests came to our home today.
写字如做人，每一笔都要端正。
Xiězì rú zuòrén, měi yì bǐ dōu yào duānzhèng.
Writing characters is like conducting oneself: every stroke should be upright.