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shuí

who? whom? whose? anyone?

🔤 Pictophonetic: 讠 (speech) provides meaning, 隹 provides pronunciation
HSK 1 10 strokes Very Common (7%)

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⿰讠隹 i

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Component Tree i

yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
2 strokes
zhuī
short-tailed bird; sparrow
📷 Pictographic: A bird facing left; compare 鳥
8 strokes

Words Using 谁 (10)

shéi
HSK 1
who / also pr. <shuí>
Shéirényuèduì
谁人乐队
The Who (1960s UK rock band)
shéizhī
谁知
lit. who knows / who would have thought / unexpectedly / unpredictably
shéizhīdào
谁知道
God knows... / Who would have imagined...?
shéixiàodàozuìhòu,shéixiàodézuìhǎo
谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好
He laughs best who laughs last.
shéixiàozàizuìhòu,shéixiàodézuìhǎo
谁笑在最后,谁笑得最好
He laughs best who laughs last.
rénshéiwúguò
人谁无过
Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
àishéishéi
爱谁谁
(coll.) whatever / who cares
āshuí
阿谁
who
lùsǐshéishǒu
鹿死谁手
to whom the deer falls (idiom); the one to emerge victor (i.e. to seize the empire) / prize winner / champion