Sentence #1430232 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 人口 is built
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人rénperson; people
人 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidA person walking, seen from the side: two legs.
口kǒumouth
冂down box · jiōng
一one · yī
Memory aidDrawn from an open mouth.
How to write 人口
人 2 strokes · 口 3 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 人口 (rénkǒu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
人口 (rénkǒu) means “population” or “people”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it rénkǒu: rén with a 2nd tone, then kǒu with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 人口 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type renkou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 人口 from the suggestions. Typing renkou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
人口 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
人rén2nd tone, rising
口kǒu3rd tone, dipping
