人口
HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
人口 (rénkǒu) · population
人口 (rénkǒu) means “population”. It is written with 2 characters: 人 (person) + 口 (mouth). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 人口 is built
The characters
人 rén · person
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)
口 kǒu · mouth
What 口 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An open mouth (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
中国人口很多。Zhōngguó rénkǒu hěn duō.China has a large population.
这个市有多少人口？Zhège shì yǒu duōshǎo rénkǒu?What is the population of this city?
Questions about 人口
What does 人口 mean?
人口 (rénkǒu) means “population”.
How do you pronounce 人口?
人口 is pronounced rénkǒu.
Which HSK level is 人口?
人口 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 别人biérenother people
- 病人bìngrénpatient
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 男人nánrénman
- 女人nǚrenwoman
- 爱人àirenhusband or wife
- 大人dàrenadult
- 好人hǎoréngood person
Learn 人口 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.