How to write 谁 (shéi, “who”)
谁 (shéi), an HSK 1 character, means “who”. The traditional form is 誰, 15 strokes instead of 10. On its own it is an HSK 1 word, and it forms 谁知 (“who would have thought”), 没谁了 (“nobody can beat that”) and 爱谁谁 (“whatever”). Japanese keeps the traditional 誰, read sui (“who”).
- Pinyin
- shéi
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 讠 (“speech”)
- Traditional
- 誰
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
As a left-right character it splits into 讠 (“speech”, the radical), strokes 1–2; 隹 (“short-tailed bird”), strokes 3–10, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and right
- leftrightwards → downwards → up and right
- topdown and left
- centerdownwards
- topdown and right
- toprightwards
- centerrightwards
- centerrightwards
- rightdownwards
- bottomrightwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 谁 · 10 strokes
- Traditional
- 誰 · 15 strokes · see its strokes
Trace it
Follow the numbers. Tracing help
Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| shéi second tone | who | 誰 | 谁知 爱谁谁 谁知道 谁料 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 1
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 1 word
- Words with it
- 11 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 谁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谁 誰 | shéi/shuí | who HSK 1 |
| 谁知 誰知 | shéizhī | who would have thought; unexpectedly |
| 没谁了 沒誰了 | méiséile | nobody can beat that; extraordinary |
| 爱谁谁 愛誰誰 | àishéishéi | whatever; who cares |
| 谁知道 誰知道 | shéizhīdào | God knows...; Who would have imagined...? |
| 谁料 誰料 | shéiliào | who would have thought that; who would have expected that |
| 阿谁 阿誰 | āshuí | who |
| 谁怕谁 誰怕誰 | shéipàshéi | bring it on!; who's afraid? |
| 人谁无过 人誰無過 | rénshéiwúguò | Everyone makes mistakes (idiom) |
| 花落谁家 花落誰家 | huāluòshéijiā | who will be the winner? |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
Practice sheet
Print at 100%. Several characters: worksheet maker.
Keep going
HSK 1, in list order: