人
The 人 radical
Person
Variants: 亻
Memory hook
The two legs of a standing person
The 人 radical (read rén) means person. The HSK 3.0 data contains 126 characters and 1091 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.
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Characters with the 人 radical
126 charactersThe free plan shows 9 characters per HSK level (63/126 characters of this radical).
HSK 1· 9 characters
HSK 1人
person, human
什
what
今
now
介
to introduce
从
from
他
he, him
们
a plural suffix for nouns referring to people
休
to rest
会
to know how to; can
HSK 2· 9 characters
HSK 2亿
hundred million
以
by means of; using; with
件
measure word for matters and objects
份
copy; portion (measure word)
但
but; however
位
(polite measure word for people)
低
low
使
to make; to cause (to produce a result)
例
example
HSK 3· 9 characters
HSK 3仅
only; merely
仍
still; yet
付
to pay
代
to substitute for; to represent; to act on behalf of
价
price
任
to entrust; to assign
众
crowd, the masses
优
excellent, outstanding
伟
great, mighty
HSK 4· 9 characters
HSK 4企
to rise up, to raise one's head
伙
group, band (measure word for a group of people)
伞
umbrella
伴
companion, partner
余
remaining, surplus
供
to supply, to provide
依
to rely on, to depend on
促
to urge, to press
俗
custom, convention
HSK 5· 9 characters
HSK 5仔
child (animal), child
令
to cause; to make
仿
to imitate, to simulate
估
to estimate; to assess
伸
to stretch out
俱
both, together
倡
pioneer, initiator, leader
偶
by chance, accidental
偷
to steal
HSK 6· 9 characters
HSK 6仓
warehouse, storehouse
仪
rite; ceremony
仰
to look up; to raise one's face
伍
a group of five people
佛
Buddha, the Buddha
佳
fine, good
侧
side
侵
to invade; to encroach
债
debt
HSK 7-9· 9 characters
HSK 7-9仁
benevolence, kindheartedness
仆
to fall flat, to tumble forward
仇
enmity, grudge
仗
to rely on, to depend on
仙
immortal, fairy
仲
second, in the middle
伊
he, that man (third person)
伏
to lie prone, to bend down
伐
to chop; to fell (a tree)
Vocabulary with the 人 radical
1091 wordsWords containing at least one character with the 人 radical, ordered by HSK level.
The free plan shows 9 words per HSK level (63/1091 words of this radical).
a moment; a little while
person, human
what
today
this year
to introduce (someone to someone)
from
he, him
they, them
before long; after a little while; in a moment
not only
why
owner; master
people
population
number of people
hundred million
what kind of; what sort of
not only
individual; person
director; head
incident; event
relative; loved one; kin
personnel; staff
artificial; man-made; manual labor
talented person; talent
the people
off-work, spare-time, amateur
individual, single entity
agency, intermediary
Asian Games
others, other people
from then on
to pay, to put in (effort)
to replace, to substitute for
within, inside
non-stop
subject
hand over, transfer
human resources
figure, person of influence
character, figure
the human world, the mortal world
today
still; as before
generation
not only, not merely
inconvenient
not worth it, not worthwhile
both sides, both flanks
why
host, presenter
human rights
never
one whole, unified
one family (those living together in one household)
to have everything, everything complete
To do something in one go, gathering all one's momentum to finish a task from the start.
to take office; to assume a post
the next generation
to give an order, to issue a command
unknown to anyone; secret; quietly
to not think it right, to disagree, to disapprove
Why learn vocabulary by the 人 radical?
The 人 radical hints at the meaning person. When you meet an unfamiliar character carrying it, you already know part of its meaning before reaching for a dictionary — which is why learners who know their radicals move faster.
How to study: read the memory hook, skim the 126 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 1091 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.