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
  • jiàn

    (bound form) to overstep one's authority

    14 strokes

  • tóng

    servant boy

    14 strokes

  • lǐn

    ashamed

    14 strokes

  • name of an ethnic group

    14 strokes

  • used in 傈僳[Li4 su4]

    14 strokes

  • jǐng

    to warn

    14 strokes

  • jiāng

    variant of 僵[jiang1]

    HSK 7

    15 strokes

  • (bound form) remote

    15 strokes

  • sài

    small, minute

    15 strokes

  • chán

    indecisive

    15 strokes

  • xuān

    (literary) ingenious

    15 strokes

  • chù

    rough and rugged

    15 strokes

  • dān

    carry

    15 strokes

  • jiǎo

    by mere luck

    15 strokes

  • shǎ

    variant of 傻[sha3]

    15 strokes

  • jǐn

    to the greatest extent

    HSK 6

    16 strokes

  • scholar

    16 strokes

  • tái

    servant

    16 strokes

  • níng

    weak

    16 strokes

  • old variant of 你[ni3]

    16 strokes

  • lěi

    used in 傀儡[kui3 lei3]

    17 strokes

  • bào

    on night duty

    17 strokes

  • biāo

    walking to and fro

    17 strokes

  • chèn

    to assist

    18 strokes

  • chàn

    irregular

    19 strokes

  • lěi

    lazy

    23 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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

⼈ man — Radical 9 | KoiSpeak