Chinese symbol for “people”
人民
rén mín
the people
The closest CC-CEDICT match for people is 人民 (rén mín), defined as: the people.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “people”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 人 | rén | person; people; 个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng) |
| 民 | mín | (bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country |
| 世人 | shì rén | people (in general); people around the world; everyone |
| 子民 | zǐ mín | people |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 人民.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population; people |
| 个人 (個人) | gè rén | an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own |
| 人员 (人員) | rén yuán | staff; crew |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy; democratic |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality; ethnic group |
| 居民 | jū mín | resident; inhabitant |
See also: Japanese symbol for “people”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.