man

rén (ren2)

Radical no. 9 · 2 strokes (9 部首 · 2 9 bùshǒu · 2 huà)

Radical ⼈ (rén) — meaning: man, 2 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script, depicting a person standing with legs spread apart.

Mnemonic: Two diagonal strokes crossing like the two legs of a standing person.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

362 characters
  • rén

    person; people

    HSK 1

    2 strokes

  • rén

    "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

    2 strokes

  • 亿

    100 million

    HSK 2

    3 strokes

  • variant of 集[ji2]

    3 strokes

  • old variant of 亼[ji2]

    3 strokes

  • cóng

    variant of 從|从[cong2]

    HSK 1

    4 strokes

  • old variant of 以[yi3]

    HSK 7

    4 strokes

  • shén

    what

    4 strokes

  • réng

    still; yet

    HSK 3

    4 strokes

  • jǐn

    barely

    HSK 3

    4 strokes

  • jīn

    now

    4 strokes

  • chóu

    hatred

    HSK 7

    4 strokes

  • rén

    humane

    4 strokes

  • cāng

    barn

    4 strokes

  • jiè

    to introduce

    4 strokes

  • surplus

    4 strokes

  • dīng

    used in 伶仃[ling2 ding1]

    4 strokes

  • to tilt

    4 strokes

  • to fall forward

    4 strokes

  • surname Ba

    4 strokes

  • Zhǎng

    surname Zhang

    4 strokes

  • bīng

    old variant of 冰[bing1]

    4 strokes

  • lún

    variant of 崙|仑[lun2]

    4 strokes

  • (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his

    HSK 1

    5 strokes

  • men

    plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

    HSK 1

    5 strokes

  • lìng

    to order

    HSK 5

    5 strokes

  • to pay

    HSK 3

    5 strokes

  • (bound form) (of domestic animals or fowl) young

    5 strokes

  • dài

    to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute

    HSK 3

    5 strokes

  • zhàng

    weaponry

    5 strokes

  • xiān

    variant of 仙[xian1]

    5 strokes

  • apparatus

    5 strokes

  • three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个)

    5 strokes

  • xìn

    old variant of 信[xin4]

    5 strokes

  • (Chinese chess) horse; knight (on the red side)

    5 strokes

  • shì

    to serve as an official

    5 strokes

  • xiān

    old variant of 仙[xian1]

    5 strokes

  • tóng

    variant of 同[tong2] (used as a surname and in given names)

    5 strokes

  • rèn

    unit of length used in ancient times, equal to 7 or 8 Chinese feet 尺[chi3]

    5 strokes

  • qiān

    thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

    5 strokes

  • used in 仡佬族[Ge1 lao3 zu2], Gelao or Klau ethnic group of Guizhou

    5 strokes

  • used in 仫佬族[Mu4 lao3 zu2], Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi

    5 strokes

  • unreal

    5 strokes

  • huì

    can; to have the skill; to know how to

    HSK 1

    6 strokes

  • fèn

    classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc

    HSK 2

    6 strokes

  • jiàn

    item

    HSK 2

    6 strokes

  • shāng

    to injure

    HSK 3

    6 strokes

  • huǒ

    companion

    HSK 4

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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