人rén
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人
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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.
Pinyin
rén· HSK 1· Radical 人