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3.

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4.

How to Use 人

Humanity or Human Life

Words where 人 refers to human beings as a whole or abstract aspects of human existence.

人类 • rén lèi • humanity • HSK 5

HSK 5

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 人

家人 • jiā rén • family member

HSK 3.0 · L1

jiā家

rén

6.

Example Sentences

nà那

ge个

rén人

shì是

wǒ我

de的

péng

Information

Pinyinrén

Meaningperson; people

Strokes2

Radical人

Traditional人

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#23

Zhuyinㄖㄣˊ

UnicodeU+4EBA

CangjieO

rén人

lèi类

humanity

人口 • rén kǒu • population • HSK 5

HSK 5

rén人

kǒu口

population

人生 • rén shēng • [human] life • HSK 5

HSK 5

rén人

shēng生

[human] life

Person of a Specific Role

Words where 人 denotes a person with a particular occupation or status.

工人 • gōng rén • (manual) worker; labourer • HSK 5

HSK 5

gōng工

rén人

(manual) worker; labourer

客人 • kè rén • guest • HSK 3

HSK 3

kè客

rén人

guest

主人 • zhǔ rén • owner • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhǔ主

rén人

owner

人

family member

别人 • bié ren • other people

HSK 3

bié别

ren人

other people

名人 • míng rén • personage

HSK 3.0 · L3

míng名

rén人

personage

大人 • dà ren • adult

HSK 3.0 · L3

dà大

ren人

adult

女人 • nǚ rén • woman

HSK 3.0 · L3

nǚ女

rén人

woman

爱人 • ài ren • spouse (PRC)

HSK 3.0 · L3

ài爱

ren人

spouse (PRC)

朋

you友

。

That person is my friend.

rén人

shēng生

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

hé和

jī机

yù遇

。

Life is full of challenges and opportunities.

rén人

lèi类

xū需

yào要

bǎo保

hù护

dì地

qiú球

huán环

jìng境

。

Humanity needs to protect the Earth's environment.

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五wǔfive
下xiàdown; below
想xiǎngto want; to think
小xiǎosmall
些xiēsome
写xiěto write

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "ren".

妊rènconceive, be pregnant
韧rènsoft yet tough, pliable but strong
饪rènto cook food
纫rènthread needle, sew stitch, string
壬rén9th heavenly stem
忍rěnto endure, to bear, to tolerate

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "人".

俞yúsurname; consent, approve
仑lúnlogical reasons, logical order
余yúI, me; surplus, extra
今jīnnow, the present time
企qǐto stand on tiptoe; to look forward to
众zhòngcrowd, multitude, many people

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