Definitions
(noun)
person; people
Etymology
Pictograph of the side view of a standing person.
About
The character "人" originated from a pictographic depiction of a human figure, which over time became stylized into its current minimal two-stroke form. Its structure is simple and non-compound, serving as a foundational radical in the formation of many other characters. While its primary meaning of "person" or "human" has been constant, its semantic scope widened from denoting an individual to representing humankind in general, and in classical usage it often specified particular social roles or relationships between people.
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他是一个好人。
很多人在这里。
中国人很友好。
这个人是我朋友。
人们需要努力工作。
人类应该保护环境。
那个穿红衣服的人是谁？
在这个世界上，每个人都有自己的梦想。