谁
誰shéi
HSK 1
#647 most
frequent character
who, also pronounced shui2
pronoun
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
谁 uses 讠 spoken language as meaning part and 隹 zhuī as sound part. It first meant who. From there it grew to anyone and someone.
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Example Sentences
你知道谁来了吗？
nǐ zhīdào shuí lái le ma ？
Do you know who has come?
这是我的朋友，他叫谁？
zhè shì wǒde péngyǒu ， tā jiào shuí ？
This is my friend, what is his name?
谁想吃冰淇淋？
shuí xiǎng chī bīngqílín ？
Who wants to eat ice cream?
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