HSK 1 Character #19 · 5 Strokes
← All Characters & Stroke Order们 (men) Stroke Order, Decomposition & Printable Worksheet
们 (men · Hán Việt: Môn) — plural marker, for pronouns and people. Phono-semantic compound combining person 亻 (semantic) with gate 门 (mén, phonetic).
- Pinyin
- men
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Môn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻
- IDS Structure
- ⿰亻门
- Traditional
- 們
们 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (5 Steps)
Customize 们 in Worksheet Generator →们1 撇 Piě
们1 (28,9)→(5,51)
们2 竖 Shù
们2 (20,39)→(22,86)
们3 点 Diǎn
们3 (44,20)→(52,27)
们4 竖 Shù
们4 (35,28)→(37,83)
们5 折 Zhé
们5 (58,23)→(65,80)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (们 = ⿰亻门)
Phono-semantic compound combining person 亻 (semantic) with gate 门 (mén, phonetic).
⿰亻门 → 亻 + 门 (⿰)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 们
In the right-hand 门 (gate), write the top-left Dot first, then the left Vertical, and finish with the long Horizontal-Turn-Hook (横折钩).
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 们
Pronounced in the neutral tone (men) when attached to pronouns like 我们 (wǒmen), 你们 (nǐmen), and 他们 (tāmen).
Essential HSK Compound Words with 们
we; us
classmates; fellow students
people
friends
they
you (plural)
they (for inanimate objects)
they; them (for females)
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me
Example Sentences Using 们 (men)
老师发给同学们每人一份字帖。
Lǎoshī fā gěi tóngxuémen měi rén yí fèn zìtiè.
The teacher handed out a copybook worksheet to each of the students.
朋友们都很喜欢这张汉字练习纸。
Péngyoumen dōu hěn xǐhuan zhè zhāng Hànzì liànxízhǐ.
All my friends really like this Chinese character practice sheet.