The Chinese Radical: 人


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Meaning
person    人

Explanation A standing person with spread legs.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
person, people, man
rén

It shows a standing person with spread legs. (As a radical it looks like this: )
JLPT HSK 1
individual, this, that, size

Top: person , below: one
A person as a "one" is an: individual.
JLPT HSK 1
to meet, can, be possible, likely to, to assemble
huì, kuài
Top: person , below: to say, cloud (It can drip from both , namely from noses or: clouds) - [ = nose in side view]
When persons are speaking together as "two noses" they meet and assemble.
JLPT HSK 1
to recognize, to know, to admit
rèn
Left: word / (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: person
By my words the person recognized me.
JLPT HSK 1
now, today, present, current, this
jīn
Top: cover , bottom: corner フ
Put the cover into the corner! Now!
JLPT HSK 1
to sit, to take (a seat/a bus), bear fruit
zuò
Two people on the earth/ground
Two people on the ground: they are sitting.
JLPT HSK 1
to drink, to shout loudly, My goodness!
hē, hè
Left: mouth , right: interrogation (= The mouth with tongue enwraps the person in the corner at the interrogation)
His mouth wants (when the sun is over the wrapped person ) something: to drink.
JLPT HSK 1
tea, tea plant
chá
From top: plant , person and a tree
The plant (the leafs), which are plucked by a person from a tree, is tea.
JLPT HSK 2
follow, obey, (passing) through, from ... to
cōng, cóng, zòng
Two persons
Two persons in a relationship where one follows and obeys. (Or: The one person follows the other.)
JLPT HSK 2
to use, according to, by means of, in order to

From left: antique scratch plow レ, plow furrow , person
The scratch plow has cut a plow furrow, which the person uses.
JLPT HSK 2
between, lie between, introduce
jiè
Top: person , below: armor
A person in the shell of the armor is: in between.
JLPT HSK 2
to rest, to cease, to stop doing sth.
xiū
Left: person or , right: tree
The person goes to a tree to have a rest.
JLPT HSK 2
both, two, a few, tael(=50 grams unit = two ounces)
liǎng
Shows: inside with one further person , who is inside. (cf. third )
Two connected persons are inside , thus both
JLPT HSK 3
healthy, to be good at, to invigorate, strong, robust
jiàn
Left: person , right: building/construction (You have a brush in your hand and need to move for building)
A person who builds must be healthy and robust.
JLPT HSK 3
to borrow, to lend, excuse
jiè
Left: person , right: old days (Together in the sun we think of old times.)
(I did not forget:) This person has in the old days: borrowed sth.
JLPT HSK 3
history, annals
shǐ
Mouth and person with a wide step (cf. unit of length )
With the mouth, the person who made wide steps, tells his history.
JLPT HSK 3
umbrella, parasol
sǎn

Image of an umbrella
JLPT HSK 4
share, portion, part, copy (of magazine)
fèn
Left: person , right: to divide, part (... with a sword in 8 pieces)
The persons get each a part as their share.
JLPT HSK 4
troops, team, squadron, group
duì
Left: hill (The "hill"-radical , stands also for border 际, limit 限 or obstruction 阻, such that persons form here the border troops.), right: person
On the hill the persons are posted as troops.
JLPT HSK 4
to hand over to, deliver, to pay

Left: person /, right: skillful hand
A person with a skillful hand, who hands over sth. or pays.
JLPT HSK 4
many persons, numerous, crowd
zhòng
3
Shows three times the sign for person
Three persons stand for many people.
JLPT HSK 4
inside, inner, interior
nèi
Outside: enclosure , inside: person
The enclosure keeps the person inside.
JLPT HSK 4
low, to lower (one's head), to hang down

Left: person , right: floor, foundation 氐 (The family sits down on the floor.)
The person on the floor is in a low position.
JLPT HSK 4
all, whole, entire, every, complete
quán
Top: person , bottom: king
The person of the king owns all and wholely.
JLPT HSK 4
to fall, to collapse, to go bankrupt
dǎo, dào
From left: person , get to/reach 到 ( arrow falling back to earth ), knife
The person reaches the knife and falls into it.
JLPT HSK 4
accidental, image, pair, mate
ǒu
Left: person , right: scorpion (image of a scorpion: combination of a carapace , insect and long legs )
(At first they met 遇 with movements 辶) And then the person and the scorpion became accidentially a pair.
JLPT HSK 4
(two, three etc) -fold, times (multiplier)
bèi
Left: person , right: spit (stand with open mouth and spit)
Persons often spit many-fold.
JLPT HSK 4
proud, arrogant, to despise, unyielding, to defy
ào
Left: person , center top: abundance (= strongly growing plant with many branches 三), rest: release/let go (In his side he was striked 攵, until he released)
A person who is in abundance and lets things go, is: proud and arrogant.
JLPT HSK 4
to pass on, to conduct (electricity), to transmit
chuán, zhuàn
Left: person , right: focussed /專 (The skier in the downhill-squat with poles in the hands is focussed)
A person has to be focussed when he wants to pass on sth.
JLPT HSK 5
partner, companion, comrade
bàn
Left: person , right: half (A knife cuts a birthday cake with candles in half.)
A person is only half without a partner.
JLPT HSK 5
custom, convention, popular, vulgar, coarse

Left: person , right: valley (Shows a valley that opens into a plain .)
People in the valleys have commonly coarse customs.
JLPT HSK 5
remaining, extra, surplus

Top: a heap , bottom: Variant of show (= This shows an altar , with a sacrifice and blood dropping down.)
A heap on the altar shows that something is in excess.
JLPT HSK 5
to order, to command, warrant
lìng
Top: lid , below: bent person
A lid on the bent person: That's the order.
JLPT HSK 5
to plan a project, company, to stand on tiptoe

Top: person , below: stop (imprint of a right foot that stops at a line )
(Better to prepare at ease/calmness:) The person should stop for planning the project.
JLPT HSK 5
smart, eminent, handsome, talented
jùn
Left: person , right: dawdle (nose , legs , cross-legged )
A person with such a nose, legs and contorted feet must be smart.
JLPT HSK 5
to depend on, according to, rely on

Left: Person , right: clothes
(Dress for success:) How the person dresses, it is depending on.
JLPT HSK 5
to urge, to press, to prompt, to rush sb
cuī
Left: person , right: high mountain 崔 (=mountain only for birds )
Person want to the high mountains, where only birds are: Thereto, they are urged.
JLPT HSK 5
to urge, urgent, to press (for action), hurried

Left: person , right: foot (knee cap and footprint )
A person uses the foot to urge (himself).
JLPT HSK 5
spark, flickering, flash, lightning, to sprain
shǎn
Outside: gate / 門, inside: person
When the person (jumped) through the gate, it happened quickly like a flash, and he sprained.
JLPT HSK 5
near, approaching, to depend on
bàng
Left: person , right: one side, beside ([The servants] are in one direction (side) of the emperor [modified]: at his side.)
The person approaching the emperor's side is near to him.
JLPT HSK 5
to stretch, to extend
shēn
Left: person , right: say/tell (here: two hands E pulling at sth. |
The persons with the hands pull to stretch it.
JLPT HSK 6
immortal, god, supernatural entity
xiān
Left: person , right: mountain
A person like a mountain, that is: the immortal god!
JLPT HSK 6
warehouse, barn, granary, cabin
cāng
Left: person , right: slumped person (here: roll of fabric)
Under the pointed roof, a roll of cloth is in the warehouse.
JLPT HSK 6
Confucius, scholar

Left: person , right: require, need (Rain[water] on the beard is needed [for care])
People need confucianism. Or: The person in the rain with the (long) beard, is: Confucius.
JLPT HSK 6
to invade, to encroach, to infringe, to approach
qīn
Left: person , right: variant of broom (hand holding a broom)[cf. to return 归, which was traditionally: 帰]
A person came to you (= where your broom is) and: invaded.
JLPT HSK 6
if, supposing, in case
tǎng
Left: person , right: esteem, to value (A small house with a window is furthermore esteemed.)
This person should be respected, if ....
JLPT HSK 6
biased, one-sided, prejudiced, inclined, slant
piān
Left: person , right: flat (Sliding doors 戸 and writing tablets are flat.)
(As if they had their fixed opinion on a sign around their neck:) People who are flat like a door plate are biased and one-sided.
JLPT HSK 6
to admire, to face upward, to look up, to rely on
yǎng
Left: person , right: ([at the left] an odd person bowing down deeply [at the right])
The person is odd but bows down deeply, because he: admires.
JLPT HSK 6
to subdue, to conceal oneself, hibernation

Left: person , right: dog (The big man holds in his arms: a dog )
A person is like a dog, when he subdues.
JLPT HSK 6
to insult, to ridicule, to disgrace

Left: person , right: each/often (every person = has a mother [ = breast-feeding woman with emphasized bosom : ])
A person, everbody wants to insult.
JLPT no HSK
marquis, nobleman or high official
hóu
Left: person , right: 矦 (var. of bent person and arrow )
The person to whom another person with an arrow bows, is: a marquis.
JLPT no HSK
I (northern dialects)
ǎn
Left: Person , right: suddenly (i.e. lighting strike: the big electricity comes suddenly) [electricity = field with lightning rod ]
(I boast to be full of energy:) The person with big electricity, that is me!
JLPT no HSK
second amongst brothers, intermediate
zhòng
Left: person , right: middle/center
The person in the middle is (by age) the second (of the brothers).
JLPT no HSK
bureaucrat, colleague, fellow-worker
liáo
Left: person , right: (big , out of , day , small )
Someone who takes care of the big (things) as well as every day of the small is a bureaucrat.
JLPT no HSK
civil servant, an official
shì
Left: person , right: scholar
A person must be a scholar to become a civil servant.
JLPT no HSK
age, 7th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 十天干
gēng
广
Left: building 广, right: hand , person
In the building, a hand grasps a person with the question of: his age.
JLPT no HSK
surname Tong
tóng
Left: person , right: winter (With an upturned foot on the ice - it's winter.)
This person's name is: winter, Mr. Tong.
JLPT no HSK
trick, scheme, skill, tactic, craft

Left: person , right: twig (twig and hand )
The person (balancing) a twig in the hand shows a skillful trick.
JLPT no HSK
prisoner
qiú
Outside: enclosure , inside: person
The person inside the enclosure is a prisoner.
JLPT no HSK
drag, pull, to tow

(Due to the weight, the person is deformed)
A person with a heavy load on the shoulders who is dragging or pulling.
JLPT no HSK
arrange, (mountain range in Xinjiang)
lún
Top: person , bottom: sitting person
When a person turns into a sitting person, he is well arranged.
JLPT no HSK
heavy breathing, sound of escaping laughter, to water

Left: mouth , right: thicket, tedious 菐 (In hollow things the orchid grows and the person takes it out of the: thicket)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) when a tray with things || is loaded onto a sheep that it goes to its knees is a: heavy breath.
JLPT no HSK
monk, Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order
sēng
Left: person , right: formerly (At rain on the field as under the sun , that's how we worked formerly)
The person, who refers to the "formerly" is a monk.
JLPT no HSK
garrison, to protect
shù
Mainly: halberd , and at the left a person (= & ) [cf. military = ten halberds ]
The persons with the halberds form the garrison.
JLPT no HSK
persist, continue (as a song)
gēng
广
Top: age, 7th Heavenly Stems 庚 (In the building 广 a hand grasps a person with the question of: his age), bottom: money /貝
If there are in the building three working (=they have hands) people with money, they can stay/persist (=continue)
JLPT no HSK
unpolished gem

Left: king, jade , right: thicket, tedious 菐 (In hollow things the orchid grows and the person takes it out of the: thicket)
If the jade appears like in a 'thicket', it is still an: unpolished gemstone.
JLPT no HSK
salary
fèng
Left: person , right: to offer (to superior) (Three 三 persons stretch out hand , respectfully for offering)
A person gives to three persons with open hands their: salary.
JLPT no HSK
(flower) bud
bèi
Top: plant, grass , bottom: (two, three ..)-fold 倍 (The persons spit many-fold.)
The plant multiplies with the bud.

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