How to say “person” in Chinese
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“Person” in Chinese is 人, rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
人 is read rén. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我是俄罗斯人wǒshìÉluósīrénI’m from Russia.
- 你是哪国人nǐshìnǎguórénWhich country are you from?
- 我不是中国人wǒbúshìZhōngguórénI’m not from China.
- 你们是哪国人？nǐmenshìnǎguórénWhich country are you all from?
- 你家有几口人nǐjiāyǒujǐkǒurénHow many people are in your family?
- 我家有四口人wǒjiāyǒusìkǒurénThere are four people in my family.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Where are you from?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “person” in Chinese?
“Person” in Chinese is 人, pinyin rén.
What does 人 mean?
人 (rén) means “person”.
How do you write 人?
人 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 人?
人 is read rén. Tones: rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“person” in the lesson “Where are you from?”
This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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