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CHINESE CHARACTER

谁 (shuí): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shuí
who? whom? whose? anyone?
HSK 110 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

讠 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 谁.

Phonetic component

隹 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 10

Write 谁 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 谁

谁?

Shuí?

Who?

FAQ

What does 谁 (shuí) mean in Chinese?

who? whom? whose? anyone?

How do you write 谁 in stroke order?

谁 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 谁?

讠 is the radical in 谁. It is the speech side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 谁?

谁 (shéi/shuí): who; also pr. [shui2].