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)

126 characters
  • 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

  • wěi

    variant of 偽|伪[wei3]

    11 strokes

  • piān

    to lean

    HSK 6

    11 strokes

  • the side

    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

  • wěi

    big

    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

  • to sob

    11 strokes

  • xiè

    contract (variant of 契[qi4])

    11 strokes

  • xún

    to tell

    11 strokes

  • cāi

    (literary) learned; erudite

    11 strokes

  • zhēn

    old variant of 偵|侦[zhen1]

    11 strokes

  • tōu

    variant of 偷[tou1]

    11 strokes

  • lóu

    used in 佝僂|佝偻[gou1 lou2]

    11 strokes

  • fèn

    to instigate

    11 strokes

  • kuǐ

    used in 傀儡[kui3 lei3]

    11 strokes

  • suō

    uneven

    11 strokes

  • jiā

    home

    HSK 1

    12 strokes

  • jié

    variant of 傑|杰[jie2]

    12 strokes

  • sǎn

    umbrella

    HSK 4

    12 strokes

  • bèi

    variant of 備|备[bei4]

    12 strokes

  • zhòu

    (old) beautiful; clever

    12 strokes

  • uneven

    12 strokes

  • (bound form) instructor

    12 strokes

  • used in 傈僳[Li4 su4]

    12 strokes

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

    12 strokes

  • bàng

    near

    12 strokes

  • diān

    inversion

    12 strokes

  • (old) native of Jiangxi 江西[Jiang1 xi1]

    12 strokes

  • shān

    old variant of 煽[shan1]

    12 strokes

  • qiàn

    servant

    12 strokes

  • jué

    used in old names

    12 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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