谁 (shéi / shuí): Who? — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 1

HSK 3.0:Recognition 1

HSK 2.0Level 1

HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 谁

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2.

Readings & Meanings

谁has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

shéi

who?

pron.HSK 1

shéi/shuí

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 谁

4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

谁

讠yán · speech

隹zhuī

谁=

5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 谁

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6.

How to Use 谁

Who question phrases

谁 + markernoun

Use 谁 in short question phrases about people.

7.

Example Sentences

nǐ你

shì是

shuí谁

？

Who are you?

shuí谁

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who?

pron.HSK 3.0 · L1

讠yán · speech

+隹zhuī

shéi谁

de的

whose

shéi谁

jiā家

whose home or family

shéi谁

lái来

who comes

rén人

bù不

zhī知

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

？

Who doesn't know about this matter?

shuí谁

zài在

qiāo敲

mén门

？

Who is knocking at the door?

shuí谁

zài在

shuō说

huà话

？

Who is speaking?

Zhè这

shì是

shéi谁

jiā家

de的

hái孩

zi子

？

Whose child is this?

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