人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
人家
rénjiā
other people
Characters in this word
家 jiā
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 豕 pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 人家在等你。 Rénjia zài děng nǐ. They are waiting for you.
- 别笑人家。 Bié xiào rénjia. Do not laugh at other people.
- 人家也很忙。 Rénjia yě hěn máng. Other people are busy too.