当事人 (dāngshìrén) · person involved

当事人 (dāngshìrén) means “person involved; party (concerned)”. It is written with 3 characters: 当 (to be) + 事 (matter) + 人 (person). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 当事人 is built

The characters

当 dāng · to be

What 当 is made of

⺌ — structural part
彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

事 shì · matter

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

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

当事人已经离开了现场。Dāngshìrén yǐjīng líkāi le xiànchǎng.The people involved have left the scene.

这件事只有当事人最清楚。Zhè jiàn shì zhǐyǒu dāngshìrén zuì qīngchu.Only the people involved know this best.

Questions about 当事人

What does 当事人 mean?

当事人 (dāngshìrén) means “person involved; party (concerned)”.

How do you pronounce 当事人?

当事人 is pronounced dāngshìrén.

Which HSK level is 当事人?

当事人 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 当事人 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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