Chinese Character 人 (Rén) - Meaning, Stroke Order, and Usage #1841662 (License: Personal Use)

The character 人 (pinyin: rén) is a logogram in Chinese script denoting “person”, “human being”, or “people”. It consists of two strokes-a left-falling stroke and a right-falling stroke-forming a stylized depiction of a standing human figure. This character appears in countless compound words, such as 人民 (rénmín, “the people”), 人生 (rénshēng, “human life”), and 人类 (rénlèi, “humanity”).

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