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每人 (měi rén) — everybody; each person

Definition

noun
everybodyeach person

Examples

  • 每人。
    měi rén Dōu yǒu zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng.
    Everybody has their own dreams.
  • 每人？
    měi rén Yào dài shēn fèn zhèng ma?
    Does each person need to bring an ID?
  • 每人。
    Gōng sī gěi měi rén fā le yí fèn lǐ wù.
    The company gave each person a gift.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

每měieach
人rénperson

‘每’ means each and ‘人’ means person, so they refer to every person.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

每 shows 母, a woman, with a top part resembling 屮. That part may represent a hairpin marking her as grown up, or a sprout marking her as ready to marry and have children.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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