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熟人

shúrén

acquaintance

Two people waving at each other
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Characters in this word

熟 shú

Strokes
15
Radical
灬 — fire
Made of
孰 who? which? what? which one? 灬 fire
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 他是熟人。 Tā shì shúrén. He is an acquaintance.
  • 门口有熟人。 Ménkǒu yǒu shúrén. There is an acquaintance at the door.
  • 我遇见熟人。 Wǒ yùjiàn shúrén. I meet an acquaintance.

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