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Level 1
【rén】 man | person | people |
部首 Chinese Radical
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【人】俗称“人字头”。用“人字头”的字多与“人”有关。
The radical "人" is commonly known as 人字头(Rén Zì Tóu). Characters with the radical 人 are usually related to person | people. This radical is often placed in the upper part of characters.
14 HSK Characters with the radical 人.
部首 Chinese Radical
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【亻】 俗称“单人旁”。用“单人旁”的字多与“人”有关。
The radical "亻" is commonly known as 单人旁(Dān rén páng). Characters with the radical 亻 are usually related to person | people. This radical is always placed on the left side of characters.
108 HSK Characters with the radical 亻.
人: Used as a Component in Characters
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33 HSK Characters contain 人 as a component, but not as a radical.
词根 Word Root
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人 can be used alone or in compound words to express the meaning of "man, person, people".
In some words, the role of 人 is the same as English suffixes like -er, -ian, and -ese. The structure of these words is Country/City/Region + 人, for example: 中国人, 北京人, 南方人.
There are 35 words containing 人 in HSK level 1-6 vocabulary.
35 HSK words containing 人