人rén

人

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Modern simplified form (簡體). 人 (rén, "person") appears identical in both scripts, a timeless pictograph of a standing human figure that has represented humanity since oracle bone days. As a radical, it shapes the meaning of countless characters from 休 (rest, a person leaning against a tree) to 众 (multitude, three people together).

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Shuowen

人. The oracle bone 人 is a graceful pictograph of a person in profile — a leaning torso, a slight nod of the head, and legs slightly bent, capturing the human form in a simple line. This shape was chosen to represent a human being, the fundamental radical for all person‑related characters, and its minimal strokes convey the essence of a person.

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rén· HSK 1· Radical 人

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