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谁 shéi — “who”
How to write and say the Chinese character 谁 (shéi), which means who — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Question words.
Pinyin · 拼音 shéi
Meaning · 意思 who
Strokes · 笔画 10
Radical · 部首 讠 (speech)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
谁 is written with 10 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
讠 (speech) hints at the meaning, and 隹 lends its sound — together they make 谁.
A common word常用词
是谁
who is it?
Example sentence例句
门外是谁呀？
Who's at the door?
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.