Characters · 2 strokes
人
rén person
Where the shape comes from
A person seen from the side, walking, with two legs meeting at the top. On the left of other characters it shrinks to 亻.
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
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Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
中国人
Zhōngguó rén
a Chinese person
人们
rénmen
people
大人
dàrén
adult
Watch out: the mistake people make
Mixing it up with 入, rù, to enter, which is the same two strokes with the longer one on the other side.