人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
人山人海
rénshānrénhǎi
a sea of people
Characters in this word
山 shān
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
海 hǎi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 每 each, every
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 周末的公园里人山人海，连走路都很困难。 Zhōumò de gōngyuán li rénshān rénhǎi, lián zǒulù dōu hěn kùnnan. The park is packed with people on weekends, and it is hard even to walk.
- 春节前的火车站总是人山人海。 Chūnjié qián de huǒchēzhàn zǒngshì rénshān rénhǎi. The railway station before the Spring Festival is always a sea of people.
- 演唱会现场人山人海，大家都在跟着唱歌。 Yǎnchànghuì xiànchǎng rénshān rénhǎi, dàjiā dōu zài gēn zhe chànggē. The concert venue was packed with people, and everyone was singing along.