RADICAL / COMPONENTS
Radical and structure of 人
人 uses the 人 radical, has 2 strokes and a single or other structure. The current dataset does not provide a reliable IDS decomposition beyond the whole character.
CHINESE CHARACTER LOOKUP
What does 人 mean?
人 is pronounced rén in Mandarin and means person, people, humankind, or someone else.
CHARACTER / READING / STRUCTURE
Quick facts for 人
人rén
person, people, humankind, or someone else
- Pinyin
- rén
- Meaning
- person, people, humankind, or someone else
- Radical
- 人
- Stroke count
- 2
- Structure
- single or other structure
- Formation
- pictograph
- Unicode
- U+4EBA
- Regional forms
- 人
- Cantonese
- jan4
- Japanese readings
- 音読み：ジン・ニン／訓読み：ひと
- Korean Hanja
- 인
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REGIONAL FORMS
Forms and readings of 人 by region
The table compares common glyphs and readings. It does not imply that every language uses the character with exactly the same meaning or frequency.
| Usage | Form | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 人 | rén |
| Traditional Chinese | 人 | rén |
| Japanese Kanji | 人 | 音読み：ジン・ニン／訓読み：ひと |
| Korean Hanja | 人 | 인 |
COMMON WORDS
Common words containing 人
A character's reading and meaning can change with context. These are three useful examples.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人民 | rénmín | the people |
| 人口 | rénkǒu | population |
| 人生 | rénshēng | human life |
STROKE ORDER / PRACTICE
Continue studying 人
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View animated stroke orderData sources：Radicals, strokes, readings and variants use Unicode Unihan; decomposition data comes from Make Me a Hanzi. Regional glyph, stroke-order and usage conventions may differ, so verify formal work against the relevant local standard. Make Me a Hanzi · Unicode Unihan