人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
人情
rénqíng
human feelings; favour; social obligation
Characters in this word
情 qíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在熟人社会里，人情往来有时比正式规则更难处理。 Zài shúrén shèhuì lǐ, rénqíng wǎnglái yǒushí bǐ zhèngshì guīzé gèng nán chǔlǐ. In a society of acquaintances, exchanges of favours are sometimes harder to handle than formal rules.
- 他欠我很多人情，所以愿意帮忙。 Tā qiàn wǒ hěn duō rénqíng, suǒyǐ yuànyì bāngmáng. He owes me many favours, so he is willing to help.
- 做生意要讲人情，也要讲原则。 Zuò shēngyì yào jiǎng rénqíng, yě yào jiǎng yuánzé. In business one must consider personal relationships, but also stick to principles.