jan4亻
Jyutpingjan4
Yaleyàhn
Definition
The Kangxi radical 9 for 'man', in its written form on the left side of a character.
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How it's used
Refer to this radical as 企人邊 to distinguish it from the full character 人. It is almost exclusively used as a component on the left side of a character to indicate meanings related to people. Learners often use this term when describing how to write or look up characters in a dictionary.
Measure word
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Common phrases
standing man radical
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 人字頭, which refers to the 人 radical when it appears at the top of a character, such as in 今 or 全.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
