谁 shéi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
谁
shéi
who
Character
Example phrases
- 你的老师是谁？ Nǐ de lǎoshī shì shéi? Who is your teacher?
- 这是谁的手机？ Zhè shì shéi de shǒujī? Whose phone is this?
- 谁想去？ Shéi xiǎng qù? Who wants to go?
- 谁正在唱歌？ Shéi zhèngzài chànggē? Who is singing now?
- 你要找谁？ Nǐ yào zhǎo shéi? Who are you looking for?
- 谁的书包在这儿？ Shéi de shūbāo zài zhèr? Whose schoolbag is here?
- 今天谁在楼上？ Jīntiān shéi zài lóushàng? Who is upstairs today?
- 那个小女孩儿是谁？ Nàge xiǎo nǚháir shì shéi? Who is that little girl?
- 谁没吃午饭？ Shéi méi chī wǔfàn? Who didn't eat lunch?
- 你等谁呢？ Nǐ děng shéi ne? Who are you waiting for?
Related words
- 什么 shénme what
- 不客气 bú kèqi you're welcome
- 名字 míngzi name
- 没关系 méiguānxi it doesn't matter, never mind
- 叫 jiào to call, to be called; to shout
- 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry, excuse me
- 人 rén person, people
- 再见 zàijiàn goodbye
- 认识 rènshi to know (someone), to recognize
- 谢谢 xièxie thank you, thanks
- 介绍 jièshào to introduce
- 好 hǎo good, well