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Definition
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human (being)
一个人One human being
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people
商店里有很多人。There are a lot of people in the store.
- meaning component (persons such as act, character, name...)
- radical (Kang Xi 9)
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person
前面那个人是我的同班同学。That person ahead is my classmate.
Component type
人 is a meaning component. Learn more about 人 as a component in other characters: 人the meaning component
Variant component forms
Compounds (74)
classifier (universal - used before nouns without special measure words of their own); measure word
can; will; to be able to (by learning); to be good (at); to be skilful (in); to know; to understand; to be sure (to); to grasp; to get together; to assemble; to meet; meeting; gathering; to see (someone); to pay a bill
from; through; by; via; since; graphic component (often seen in other characters); to follow; to comply (with); to engage (in an activity); to obey; follower; secondary
big; large; graphic and meaning component (person, big, adult); old; great; heavy (rain, etc); strong (wind, etc); loud; general; main; major; eldest; radical (Kang Xi 37)
gold; meaning component (metal, money); money; golden; highly respected; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)
fire; meaning component (fire, light, hot, high temperature...); radical (Kang Xi 86); firearm; ammunition; anger; to get angry; temper; urgently; pressing
extra; spare; excess; surplus; remain(ing); remainder (after division); more than; or more (following numerical value); in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
to yawn; deficient; to owe; to lack; meaning component (earth, rocks, or rock related notions); radical (Kang Xi 76)
meaning component (money, trade, or decorations); cowrie; shellfish; shell; radical (Kang Xi 154); currency (archaic)
to arrange; component (sound); logical sequence; coherence; Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "eo" or "sya"), an ancient Korean writing system
Related words (1023)
personnel; human resources; HR; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life
moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing
person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
other people (than the speaker or hearer); somebody else; he (she or they - roughly equivalent to the third personal pronoun); I (referring to oneself as "one" or "people" in place of the first personal pronoun)
household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be
reason; human emotions; human interaction; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn
sophisticate; man with extensive experience; child prodigy; Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child); spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM)
humane; human sympathy; humanitarianism; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse
to get hyped up in front of an audience; (of children) to play up in front of guests
physiognomy (judgement of a person's fate, character etc, based on facial features)
to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
human head, snake's body; cf Nüwa 女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏 in some versions of mythology
employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best; also written 人盡其才|人尽其才
human flesh search; a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang); see 人肉搜索引擎
(of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods; to be caught red-handed
everyone has their likes and dislikes; there is no accounting for taste; chacun son goût
collectivization of agriculture (disastrous policy of communist Russia around 1930 and China in the 1950s)
human flesh search engine; a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang)
(lit.) people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); (fig.) fame has its price
(lit.) people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); (fig.) fame has its price
to cause (somebody to do something); to arouse; to make one (feel something); (used in constructing words for feelings such as anger, surprise, sympathy etc)
person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character
traveler (on a long journey); participant in an expedition; garrison soldier; new recruit
someone; people; some people; somebody; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal
private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique
pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
expert; intelligent (person); wise man; well-informed person; sage; philosopher; person who takes things philosophically
person from the same village, town or province; peasant (derog.); (of a school of thought etc) follower
perspicacious person; sb with a discerning eye; sighted person (as opposed to blind)
resolute person; person with aspirations; people who feel; people who use their heads
people of this province; (in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants
sb with whom one is on familiar terms; sb from the same place (same house, same town etc); one of us
marginalized people (not part of mainstream society); marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)
an experienced person; sb who has 'been around (the block)'; sb who has personally experienced it
(lit.) that person; (fig.) the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams
banana person (yellow outside, white inside); mildly pejorative term used by Chinese for assimilated Asian Americans; Westernized person of Asian appearance
the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate); the whole town turns out
world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple); romantic couple's world
to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
working people; the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past
oneness of heaven and humanity; the theory that man is an integral part of nature
(lit.) to pull sb into the water; (fig.) to involve sb in a messy business; to get sb into trouble
to act as though there were nobody else present; unselfconscious; (fig.) without regard for others
to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him
virtuoso piper wins a beauty; the xiao 箫 (mouth organ) virtuoso 萧史 won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees
(lit.) a person before the legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲; person from ages immemorial; (fig.) untroubled person
to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people; altruism
appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side)
(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress; (of media) to propagate errors; to lead people astray
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
(law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a company, principal of a school etc)
(lit.) not eating the food of common mortals; (fig.) placing oneself above the common populace
a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature
(lit.) the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
to surpass all others of its kind before and since; to have neither predecessors nor successors
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; knowledge is the best charity
Proverbs (1)
(lit.) don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field; (fig.) keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
Idioms (174)
to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd
to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom); in a pitiful state; in a complete mess; to roll (with laughter)
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom); the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind; the place is deserted; the birds have flown
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength; There is safety in numbers.
long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society; prosperity
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
(lit.) each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
(lit.) men's footprints are rare (idiom); (fig.) off the beaten track; lonely; deserted
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive; (fig.) having an uncomfortable time
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom); an empty sack cannot stand upright
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom); to take sb by surprise
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.
to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom); pair of ideal lovers; cf With his brains and her looks...
to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to pre-empt; to anticipate; pre-emptive
to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
natural and man-made disasters (idiom); natural calamities (flood, drought, earthquake) added to human calamity (fire, famine, war,...)
one who is cut off from others (idiom); one who has chosen to follow a solitary path; (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless
(lit.) each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity
(lit.) like a little bird relying on people (idiom); (fig.) cute and helpless-looking
amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going; modest and unassuming; (of writing) plain and simple; easy to understand
(lit.) silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom); (fig.) to get upset over nothing; to make problems for oneself
to make known to every household (idiom); to disseminate widely; to shout from the rooftops
gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom); pair of ideal lovers; cf With his brains and her looks...
to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own; to parrot
harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
to kill people like scything flax (idiom); human life as grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen
to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom); to gladden the heart; to refresh the mind
to enter deeply into people's hearts; to have a real impact on the people (idiom)
a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
(lit.) to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air
to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
expert at appointing people according to their abilities (idiom); to put the right people in the right places
beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance; prettiest girl ever
to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people; altruism
human life as grass (idiom); to kill people like scything grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen
customs; local conditions and customs (idiom); local customs and practices; local manners and feelings
(lit.) ghosts are afraid of evil too; an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
(dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom); not to treat everyone equally favorably
(lit.) the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom); (fig.) You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
(lit.) whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom); (fig.) whoever started the trouble should end it
having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom); to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
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