人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
人生
rénshēng
life
Characters in this word
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 人生很短。 Rénshēng hěn duǎn. Life is short.
- 这是我的人生。 Zhè shì wǒ de rénshēng. This is my life.
- 人生要快乐。 Rénshēng yào kuàilè. Life should be happy.