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Understanding characters related to people is fundamental to reading and speaking Chinese. This lesson covers essential characters for describing people, personal pronouns, demonstratives, and possessives.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Stroke Count | Example Word |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 人 | rén | person/people | 2 | 人们 (rén men) — people |
| 大 | dà | big/large | 3 | 大人 (dà rén) — adult |
| 小 | xiǎo | small/little | 3 | 小孩 (xiǎo hái) — child |
| 子 | zǐ/zi | child/son | 3 | 孩子 (hái zi) — child |
| 女 | nǚ | woman/female | 3 | 女人 (nǚ rén) — woman |
| 男 | nán | man/male | 7 | 男人 (nán rén) — man |
| 老 | lǎo | old/elderly | 6 | 老人 (lǎo rén) — elderly person |
| 少 | shǎo | few/young | 4 | 少年 (shào nián) — youth |
| 朋 | péng | friend | 8 | 朋友 (péng yǒu) — friend |
| 友 | yǒu | friend/friendly | 4 | 友好 (yǒu hǎo) — friendly |
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