人
rén
person; people
Type: NounsHSK 1
A pictograph of a person standing in profile, arms slightly down. It's one of the oldest radicals.
The 人 radical appears in over a thousand characters. On the left it's written 亻, as in 你 (you) or 他 (he). It's the basis for many ideas about people and society.
那个人是我的朋友。
Nàge rén shì wǒ de péngyou.
That person is my friend.
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