人 (rén): "person"
What 人 means
人 (rén) means "person." It's one of the first characters most learners meet, and it shows up inside many other words.
Example sentence
他是好人。
(Tā shì hǎo rén.)
He is a good person.
Memory hook
人 looks like a person walking, two legs striding.
Practice 人
Practice it: trace 人 in Writing Practice to learn its stroke order, add it to a flashcard deck, build a memory palace card for it, or try it in Character drills.
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