人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
人物
rénwù
character; important person
Characters in this word
物 wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- Made of
- 牛 ox, cow, bull 勿 must not, do not
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他是重要人物。 Tā shì zhòngyào rénwù. He is an important person.
- 书中人物很多。 Shū zhōng rénwù hěn duō. There are many characters in the book.
- 这个人物有趣。 Zhège rénwù yǒuqù. This character is interesting.