人家 (rénjia) · other people

人家 (rénjia) means “other people; others; I (oneself)”. It is written with 2 characters: 人 (person) + 家 (home). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.

How 人家 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)

家 jiā · home

What 家 is made of

宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
  - 勹bāo — wrap shape
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

人家都走了，你还不走？Rénjia dōu zǒu le, nǐ hái bù zǒu?Everyone else has left, aren't you going?

你看人家小明，学习多好！Nǐ kàn rénjia Xiǎo Míng, xuéxí duō hǎo!Look at Xiaoming, he studies so well!

Questions about 人家

What does 人家 mean?

人家 (rénjia) means “other people; others; I (oneself)”.

How do you pronounce 人家?

人家 is pronounced rénjia.

Which HSK level is 人家?

人家 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.

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Learn 人家 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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