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
  • wěi

    variant of 偽|伪[wei3]

    6 strokes

  • (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she")

    6 strokes

  • chuán

    to pass on

    HSK 3

    6 strokes

  • rèn

    to assign

    HSK 3

    6 strokes

  • (Cantonese) he, she, it

    6 strokes

  • xiū

    to rest

    6 strokes

  • jià

    price

    HSK 5

    6 strokes

  • sǎn

    umbrella

    HSK 4

    6 strokes

  • to seem

    6 strokes

  • to lean over

    6 strokes

  • lún

    human relationship

    6 strokes

  • squad of five soldiers

    6 strokes

  • to cut down

    6 strokes

  • yōu

    excellent

    HSK 7

    6 strokes

  • zhòng

    variant of 眾|众[zhong4]

    6 strokes

  • zhōng

    restless

    6 strokes

  • artistry

    6 strokes

  • zhòng

    second month of a season

    6 strokes

  • 仿fǎng

    variant of 仿[fang3]

    HSK 7

    6 strokes

  • zhòng

    old variant of 眾|众[zhong4]

    6 strokes

  • yǎng

    to face upward

    HSK 6

    6 strokes

  • to part

    6 strokes

  • equal

    6 strokes

  • (bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to

    6 strokes

  • diào

    used in 伄儅[diao4 dang1]

    6 strokes

  • old variant of 役[yi4]

    6 strokes

  • xǐn

    nervous

    6 strokes

  • kàng

    spouse

    6 strokes

  • variant of 夫[fu1]

    6 strokes

  • hunchbacked

    6 strokes

  • cuì

    variant of 倅[cui4]

    6 strokes

  • wěi

    big

    6 strokes

  • (dialect) child

    6 strokes

  • qiàn

    (old) like

    6 strokes

  • chāng

    (bound form) ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

    6 strokes

  • cāng

    low fellow

    6 strokes

  • xìn

    variant of 信[xin4] (originally meant as part of the second round of simplified Chinese characters)

    6 strokes

  • zhù

    to stand for a long time (variant of 佇|伫[zhu4])

    6 strokes

  • Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia

    6 strokes

  • tǔn

    to float

    6 strokes

  • you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])

    HSK 1

    7 strokes

  • dàn

    but; yet; however; still

    HSK 2

    7 strokes

  • zhù

    to live; to reside; to stay

    HSK 1

    7 strokes

  • zuò

    to do; to engage in

    HSK 6

    7 strokes

  • wèi

    position

    HSK 2

    7 strokes

  • low

    HSK 2

    7 strokes

  • (female) head ornament

    HSK 6

    7 strokes

  • father's elder brother

    7 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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