who; whom; which (interrogative pronoun)
Animated Stroke Order 谁
Stroke Order Diagrams 谁
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HSK Vocabulary: 谁
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 谁 is used in context
1
shuí谁
rén人
bù不
zhī知
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
？
Who doesn't know about this matter?
2
shuí谁
zài在
qiāo敲
mén门
？
Who is knocking at the door?
3
zhè这
shì是
shuí谁
jiā家
de的
hái孩
zi子
？
Whose child is this?
Information
Traditional誰
Radical讠
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#219
Zhuyinㄕㄨㄟˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+8C01
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality