们
们
“plural marker for pronouns and some nouns”
Radical: 亻
Strokes: 5
Level: HSK 1
How 们 is built — side by side
亻
Person radical (亻) · rén zì páng
A standing person leaning left — actions and people words use it: 你 you, 他 he, 休 rest.
门
Gate / door · mén
A pair of swinging gates. 问 ask = a mouth at the gate; 们 plural = people at the gate.
The story behind 们
Person (亻) at the gate (门) — many people gathered = plural suffix (们).
💡 们 makes plurals: 我们 we, 你们 you all, 他们 they.
Words with 们
我们 wǒmen — we
咱们 zánmen — we (including listener)
咱们 zán men — we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)
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