工人
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 5
工人 (gōngrén) · worker
工人 (gōngrén) means “worker”. It is written with 2 characters: 工 (labor) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 工人 is built
The characters
工 gōng · labor
What 工 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A spade or other workman's tool (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
他爸爸是工人。Tā bàba shì gōngrén.His dad is a worker.
这儿有多少工人？Zhèr yǒu duōshao gōngrén?How many workers are there here?
Questions about 工人
What does 工人 mean?
工人 (gōngrén) means “worker”.
How do you pronounce 工人?
工人 is pronounced gōngrén.
Which HSK level is 工人?
工人 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 工厂gōngchǎngfactory
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 工夫gōngfutime
- 工具gōngjùtool
- 工业gōngyèindustry
- 工资gōngzīpay
- 加工jiāgōngto process
- 人工réngōngartificial
Learn 工人 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.