私人
Old HSK 5
私人 (sīrén) · private
私人 (sīrén) means “private; personal”. It is written with 2 characters: 私 (personal) + 人 (person). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 私人 is built
The characters
私 sī · personal
What 私 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
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
这是我的私人问题。Zhè shì wǒ de sīrén wèntí.This is my personal matter.
他有一位私人医生。Tā yǒu yī wèi sīrén yīshēng.He has a private doctor.
Questions about 私人
What does 私人 mean?
私人 (sīrén) means “private; personal”.
How do you pronounce 私人?
私人 is pronounced sīrén.
Which HSK level is 私人?
私人 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 自私zìsīselfish
- 私自sīzìprivately
- 隐私yǐnsīprivacy
- 走私zǒusīto smuggle
- 别人biérenother people
- 病人bìngrénpatient
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 男人nánrénman
Learn 私人 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 90: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.