How to say “character” in Chinese
character, personality
“Character” in Chinese is 人物, rén wù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
人物 is read rén wù: 2 syllables. 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.
On the left, 牛 “ox”; on the right, 勿 wù hints at the sound.
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 “人物”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 人物. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 小说里的人物写得很生动。xiǎoshuōliderénwùxiědehěnshēngdòngThe novel's characters are written very vividly.
- 作者把人物的心理描写得很细致zuòzhěbǎrénwùdexīnlǐmiáoxiědehěnxìzhìThe author described the characters' inner lives in fine detail.
More words from the lesson “Literature and poetry”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “character” in Chinese?
“Character” in Chinese is 人物, pinyin rénwù.
What does 人物 mean?
人物 (rénwù) means “character, personality”.
How do you write 人物?
人物 is 2 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 物 (wù) — thing. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 人物?
人物 is read rénwù. Tones: rén — second tone, wù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“character” in the lesson “Literature and poetry”
This word is from the topic “Art” of HSK 5. 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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