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人/derived terms

This page contains derived terms for 人. See the main entry for more information.

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

Historical forms of the character 人
Shang Western Zhou Spring and Autumn Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Hanjian (compiled in Song) Guwen Sishengyun (compiled in Song) Jizhuan Guwen Yunhai (compiled in Song) Liushutong (compiled in Ming) Libian (compiled in Qing) Tang Stone Classics Kangxi Dictionary (compiled in Qing)
Bronze inscriptions Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Bronze inscriptions Chu slip and silk script Qin slip script Odd character Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts Transcribed ancient scripts Transcribed ancient scripts Transcribed ancient scripts Clerical script Regular script Ming typeface
                                 
Oracle bone script
 

j18642

 

j18643

 

j18644

 

j18645

 

j18646

 

j18647

 

j18648

 

j18649

 

j18650

 

j18651

 

j18652

 

j18653

 

j18654

 

j18655

 

j18656

 

j18657

 

j18658

 

j18659

 

j18660

 

j18661

 

j18662

 

j18663

 

j18664

 

j18665

 

j18666

 

j18667

 

j18668

 

j18669

 

j18670

 

j18671

 

j18672

 

j18673

 

j18674

 

j18675

 

j18676

 

j18677

 

j18678

 

j18679

 

j18680

 

j18681

 

j18682

 

j18683

 

j18684

 

j18685

 

j18686

 

j18687

 

j18688

 

j18689

 

j18690

 

j18691

 

j18692

 

j18693

 

j18694

 

j18695

 

j18696

 

j18697

 

j18698

 

j18699

 

j18700

 

j18701

 

j18702

 

j18703

 

j18704

 

j18705

 

j18706

 

j18707

 

j18708

 

j18709

 

j18710

 

j18711

 

j18712

 

j18713

 

j18714

 

j18715

 

j18716

 

j18717

 

j18718

 

j18719

 

j18720

 

j18721

 

j18722

 

j18723

 

j18724

 

j18725

 

j18726

 

j18727

 

j18728

 

j18729

 

j18730

 

j18731

 

j18732

 

j18733

 

j18734

 

j18735

 

j18736

 

j18737

 

j18738

 

j18739

 

j18740

 

j18741

 

j18742

 

j18743

 

j18744

 

j18745

 

j18746

 

j18747

 

j18748

 

j18749

 

j18750

 

j18751

 

j18752

 

j18753

 

j18754

 

j18755

 

j18756

 

j18757

 

j18758

 

j18759

 

j18760

 

j18761

 

j18762

 

j18763

 

j18764

 

j18765

 

j18766

 

j18767

 

j18768

 

j18769

 

j18770

 

j18771

Bronze inscriptions
 

b12132

 

b12133

 

b12136

 

b12137

 

b12138

 

b12139

 

b12140

 

b12141

 

b12142

 

b12143

 

b12144

 

b12145

 

b12146

 

b12147

 

b12148

 

b12149

 

b12150

 

b12151

 

b12152

 

b12153

 

b12154

 

b12155

 

b12156

 

b12157

 

b12158

 

b12159

 

b12160

 

b12161

 

b12162

 

b12163

 

b12164

 

b12165

 

b12166

 

b12167

 

b12168

 

b12169

 

b12170

Small seal script
 

s05651

Transcribed ancient scripts
 

L31206

 

L31207

 

L31208

 

L31209

 

L31210

 

L04628

 

L04629

 

L04630

 

L04631

 

L04632

 

L04633

 

L04634

 

L04635

 

L04636

 

L04637

 

L04638

 

L04639

 

L04640

 

L04641

 

L04642

 

L04643

 

L04644

 

L04645

 

L04646

 

L04647

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (人) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
千 *sn̥ʰiːn
仟 *sn̥ʰiːn
芊 *sn̥ʰiːn, *sn̥ʰiːns
阡 *sn̥ʰiːn
汘 *sn̥ʰiːn
迁 *sn̥ʰiːn
杄 *sn̥ʰiːn
人 *njin
仁 *njin
朲 *njin
佞 *neːŋs

Pictogram (象形) – side view of a standing man, highlighting the arms and legs. Compare 大.

Person (Chinese) edit

Compounds of 人 ("man, person", etc).

Person (2) (Chinese) edit

Compounds of 人 ("man; person; people; human being; Homo sapiens").

Japanese edit

Kanji (Japanese) edit

Compounds of 人 (kanji).
Compounds

Person (Japanese) edit

Compounds of 人 ("person, human", etc).
Derived terms

Personality (Japanese) edit

Compounds of 人 ("personality; role of a person").
Derived terms

Counter (Japanese) edit

Japanese number-counter combinations for 人
1 2 3 4 5
一(ひと)人(り) (hitori)
一(いち)人(にん) (ichinin) 		二(ふた)人(り) (futari)
二(に)人(にん) (ninin) 		三(さん)人(にん) (sannin)
三(み)人(たり) (mitari) 		四(よ)人(にん) (yonin)
四(よ)人(たり) (yotari)
四(よっ)人(たり) (yottari) 		五(ご)人(にん) (gonin)
五(いつ)人(たり) (itsutari)
6 7 8 9 10
六(ろく)人(にん) (rokunin)
六(む)人(たり) (mutari)
六(むゆ)人(たり) (muyutari) 		七(しち)人(にん) (shichinin)
七(なな)人(にん) (nananin)
七(なな)人(たり) (nanatari) 		八(はち)人(にん) (hachinin)
八(や)人(たり) (yatari) 		九(く)人(にん) (kunin)
九(きゅう)人(にん) (kyūnin)
九(ここの)人(たり) (kokonotari) 		十(じゅう)人(にん) (jūnin)
十(と)人(たり) (totari)
20 100 1,000 10,000 How many?
二(に)十(じゅう)人(にん) (nijūnin)
廿(にじゅう)人(にん) (nijūnin)
二十(はた)人(たり) (hatatari)
廿(はた)人(たり) (hatatari) 		百(ひゃく)人(にん) (hyakunin)
百(もも)人(たり) (momotari) 		千(せん)人(にん) (sennin)
千(ち)人(たり) (chitari) 		一(いち)万(まん)人(にん) (ichimannin)
万(まん)人(にん) (mannin)
万(ばん)人(にん) (bannin) 		何(なん)人(にん) (nannin)
幾(いく)人(にん) (ikunin)
幾(いく)人(たり) (ikutari)

Counter (2) (Japanese) edit

Derived terms of 人 (counter).

Person from group (Japanese) edit

Compounds of 人 ("person from that group").
Derived terms

Korean edit

Person (Korean) edit

Compounds of 人 ("human, person", etc).
Compounds

Okinawan edit

Kanji (Okinawan) edit

Compounds

Person (Okinawan) edit

Derived terms

Person (2) (Okinawan) edit

Derived terms

Type of person (Okinawan) edit

Derived terms

Counter (Okinawan) edit

Derived terms

Counter (2) (Okinawan) edit

Derived terms

Counter (3) (Okinawan) edit

Derived terms
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