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)

187 characters
  • hòu

    to wait

    10 strokes

  • to cause

    10 strokes

  • qīng

    to overturn

    10 strokes

  • (literary) small child

    10 strokes

  • jué

    used in 倔強|倔强[jue2 jiang4]

    HSK 7

    10 strokes

  • jiàn

    healthy

    10 strokes

  • jiàn

    short

    10 strokes

  • luó

    used in 僂儸|偻㑩[lou2 luo5]

    10 strokes

  • to look down

    10 strokes

  • pái

    not serious

    10 strokes

  • biào

    (literary) to distribute

    10 strokes

  • chù

    to begin

    10 strokes

  • fèi

    (literary) to violate (a moral code)

    10 strokes

  • fèng

    (bound form) salary; stipend

    10 strokes

  • chāng

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

    10 strokes

  • bìng

    variant of 併|并[bing4]

    10 strokes

  • jiù

    to malign

    10 strokes

  • cuì

    auxiliary

    10 strokes

  • guān

    keeper of domestic animals

    10 strokes

  • shū

    variant of 倏[shu1]

    10 strokes

  • tán

    quiet

    10 strokes

  • tǎng

    if; supposing; in case

    10 strokes

  • to lean on

    HSK 7

    10 strokes

  • energetic

    10 strokes

  • gàn

    dawn (archaic)

    10 strokes

  • jìng

    strong

    10 strokes

  • chàng

    to initiate

    10 strokes

  • jié

    handsome

    10 strokes

  • zhí

    variant of 值[zhi2]

    10 strokes

  • kǒng

    urgent

    10 strokes

  • juàn

    tired; weary; fatigued

    10 strokes

  • (literary) haughty; arrogant

    10 strokes

  • qiàn

    pretty

    10 strokes

  • zhuō

    noticeable

    10 strokes

  • dwarf

    10 strokes

  • luǒ

    variant of 裸[luo3]

    10 strokes

  • (used in given names)

    10 strokes

  • variant of 俱[ju4]

    10 strokes

  • nǎi

    you (dialect)

    10 strokes

  • used to represent phonetic "ya" in Korean names

    10 strokes

  • shá

    old variant of 啥[sha2]

    10 strokes

  • ruò

    so

    10 strokes

  • 𫢸dàn

    great

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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