人事 (rénshì) · personnel

人事 (rénshì) means “personnel; human resources”. It is written with 2 characters: 人 (person) + 事 (matter). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 人事 is built

What 人 is made of

人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.

Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 事 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke
口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
亅 — hook

她在公司的人事部工作。Tā zài gōngsī de rénshì bù gōngzuò.She works in the company's HR department.

公司最近有一些人事变化。Gōngsī zuìjìn yǒu yìxiē rénshì biànhuà.There have been some staff changes at the company recently.

What does 人事 mean?

人事 (rénshì) means “personnel; human resources”.

How do you pronounce 人事?

人事 is pronounced rénshì.

Which HSK level is 人事?

人事 is in Old HSK 5.

Learn 人事 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.