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
  • 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

  • zuò

    to make; to produce

    HSK 1

    11 strokes

  • tíng

    to stop

    HSK 2

    11 strokes

  • tōu

    to steal

    HSK 5

    11 strokes

  • jiǎ

    fake

    HSK 2

    11 strokes

  • piān

    to lean

    HSK 6

    11 strokes

  • ǒu

    accidental

    11 strokes

  • cháng

    to repay

    11 strokes

  • chēng

    variant of 稱|称[cheng1]

    11 strokes

  • yǎn

    to lie supine

    11 strokes

  • Buddhist hymn

    11 strokes

  • wēi

    to cuddle

    11 strokes

  • constrained

    11 strokes

  • xié

    in company with

    11 strokes

  • bèi

    to disobey

    11 strokes

  • huáng

    (literary) free time; leisure

    11 strokes

  • zhàn

    (literary) orderly

    11 strokes

  • chǒu

    to stare at

    11 strokes

  • zhì

    to wait for

    11 strokes

  • zǒng

    busy

    11 strokes

  • miǎn

    to transgress

    11 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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