Image | Script | Character | Meaning |
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Level 1
【rén】 man | person | people |
部首 Chinese Radical

【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

【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

33 HSK Characters contain 人 as a component, but not as a radical.
词根 Word Root

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