Chinese Word: 谁 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

谁 (Trad.: 誰)HSK 1

Pinyin: shéi

English Definition: who; also pr. [shui2]

Chinese Definition:
①“谁”(shuí)的又音。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic: 隹 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 隹 [ zhuī ] short-tailed bird; sparrow

Similar Characters: 惟

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 谁

谁知	shéi zhī	who would have thought; unexpectedly
谁人	shéi rén	The Who	HSK 1
鹿死谁手	lù sǐ shéi shǒu	to whom the deer falls (idiom); the one to emerge victor (i.e. to seize the empire); prize winner; champion
谁怕谁	shéi pà shéi	bring it on!; who's afraid?; who cares?
爱谁谁	ài shéi shéi	(coll.) whatever; who cares	HSK 1

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1		shuí 谁， xiān shēng 先生？ Who, sir?
2		shuí 谁 dòng 动 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 gōng zuò 工作？ Who ate my job?
3		shuí 谁 shì 是 mǎi zhǔ 买主 ne 呢？ Who buys it?
4		shuí 谁 guān xīn 关心 tā men 他们 zěn 怎 me 么 xiǎng 想 de 的？ Who cares what they think?
5		shuí 谁 shì 是 nǐ 你 dà yé 大爷？ Who is your big uncle?

1		shuí 谁， xiān shēng 先生？ Who, sir?
2		shuí 谁 dòng 动 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 gōng zuò 工作？ Who ate my job?
3		shuí 谁 shì 是 mǎi zhǔ 买主 ne 呢？ Who buys it?
4		shuí 谁 guān xīn 关心 tā men 他们 zěn 怎 me 么 xiǎng 想 de 的？ Who cares what they think?
5		shuí 谁 shì 是 nǐ 你 dà yé 大爷？ Who is your big uncle?