人道
Old HSK 6
人道 (réndào) · humane
人道 (réndào) means “humane; humanitarian”. It is written with 2 characters: 人 (person) + 道 (road). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 人道 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)
道 dào · road
What 道 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 首shǒu — chief
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 首 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这样对待动物很不人道。Zhèyàng duìdài dòngwù hěn bù réndào.Treating animals this way is very inhumane.
他们向灾区提供人道援助。Tāmen xiàng zāiqū tígōng réndào yuánzhù.They provided humanitarian aid to the disaster area.
Questions about 人道
What does 人道 mean?
人道 (réndào) means “humane; humanitarian”.
How do you pronounce 人道?
人道 is pronounced réndào.
Which HSK level is 人道?
人道 is in Old HSK 6.
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 人道 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 152: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.