How to write 们 (men, “plural marker”)
们 (men), an HSK 1 character, means “plural marker”. The traditional form is 們, 10 strokes instead of 5. On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 他们 (“they”), 你们 (“you (plural)”) and 她们 (“they”). Japanese keeps the traditional 們, read mon (“plural suffix”).
- Pinyin
- men
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 亻 (“person”)
- Traditional
- 們
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
As a left-right character it splits into 亻 (“person”, the radical), strokes 1–2; 门 (“gate”), strokes 3–5, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and left
- leftdownwards
- topdown and right
- top leftdownwards
- toprightwards → downwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 们 · 5 strokes
- Traditional
- 們 · 10 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| men neutral tone | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals | 們 | 他们 你们 她们 它们 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 1
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 1 word
- Words with it
- 18 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 们
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 们 們 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals HSK 1 |
| 他们 他們 | tāmen | they; them HSK 1 |
| 你们 你們 | nǐmen | you (plural) HSK 1 |
| 她们 她們 | tāmen | they; them (females) HSK 1 |
| 它们 它們 | tāmen | they; them HSK 1 |
| 我们 我們 | wǒmen | we; us HSK 1 |
| 咱们 咱們 | zánmen | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); I… HSK 3 |
| 人们 人們 | rénmen | people |
| 哥们 哥們 | gēmen | dude; buddy |
| 姐们 姐們 | jiěmen | close female friend; sis (between female friends) |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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