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人 — person; people

Pinyin
rén
Strokes
2
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

How to write 人: 2 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

人 — 2 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 人 in the HSK syllabus: 128

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 家人jiārénfamily member; servantHSK 1
  2. 人rénperson; peopleHSK 1
  3. 爱人àirenspouse; loverHSK 3
  4. 别人biérénother people; others; other personHSK 3
  5. 病人bìngrénsick person; patient; invalidHSK 3
  6. 大人dàrenadult; grownup; title of respect toward superiorsHSK 3
  7. 客人kèrénvisitor; guest; customer; clientHSK 3
  8. 老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderlyHSK 3
  9. 名人míngrénpersonage; celebrityHSK 3
  10. 男人nánréna man; a male; menHSK 3
  11. 女人nǚrénwomanHSK 3
  12. 负责人fùzérénperson in chargeHSK 4
  13. 感人gǎnréntouching; movingHSK 4
  14. 工人gōngrénworkerHSK 4
  15. 人生rénshēnglifeHSK 4
  16. 人数rénshùnumber of peopleHSK 4
  17. 人员rényuánstaff; crew; personnelHSK 4
  18. 本人běnrénI; me; myselfHSK 5
  19. 成人chéngrénto reach adulthood; an adultHSK 5
  20. 敌人dírénenemyHSK 5
  21. 动人dòngréntouching; movingHSK 5
  22. 个人gèrénan individual; oneself; personal; one's ownHSK 5
  23. 机器人jīqìrénrobot; androidHSK 5
  24. 路人lùrénpasser-by; strangerHSK 5
  25. 亲人qīnrénone's close relativesHSK 5
  26. 人才réncáitalent; talented person; looks; attractive looksHSK 5
  27. 人工réngōngartificial; manpower; manual workHSK 5
  28. 人际rénjìhuman relationships; interpersonalHSK 5
  29. 人口rénkǒupopulation; peopleHSK 5
  30. 人类rénlèihumanity; human race; mankindHSK 5
  31. 人力rénlìmanpower; labor powerHSK 5
  32. 人民rénmínthe peopleHSK 5
  33. 人民币rénmínbìRenminbi, the official currency of the PRCHSK 5
  34. 人群rénqúncrowdHSK 5
  35. 人体réntǐhuman bodyHSK 5
  36. 人物rénwùperson; personage; figure; characterHSK 5
  37. 商人shāngrénmerchant; businessmanHSK 5
  38. 诗人shīrénbard; poetHSK 5
  39. 熟人shúrénacquaintance; friendHSK 5
  40. 私人sīrénprivate; personal; interpersonalHSK 5

And 88 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.