人 - rén

man; people; mankind; someone else. Learn the character inside a sentence before pretending one square is a lesson.

“”。中国人 is a common expression.

人 in a real sentence

“”。中国人 is a common expression.

Read 人 inside a short line first. Isolated character memorization is where motivation goes to nap.

01 Hear the sentence Play the full sentence, not only 人. Mandarin sound lives in context.

02 Find the character Spot 人, then read the whole phrase with pinyin and English visible.

03 Recall the meaning Log it for Practice, then try the Hanzi sentence quiz without staring at the page.

Reading supports

Use these after the first listen. Pinyin is scaffolding; English is context; neither should become a sofa.

How to read 人

Click 人 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi	人
Traditional	人
Pinyin	rén
English	man; people; mankind; someone else
Radical hint	人

“”。中国人 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 一个人. “”。 Please read 人们 one more time.

Chinese person

one person; alone

people

guest; customer

Do not memorize 人 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 中国人 and 一个人 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

。 I am learning the character 人.