众
众
“multitude”
Radical: 人
Strokes: 6
Level: HSK 3
How 众 is built — stacked top over bottom
人
Person · rén
A person standing with legs apart. As 亻 (person radical) it leans left.
人
Person · rén
A person standing with legs apart. As 亻 (person radical) it leans left.
人
Person · rén
A person standing with legs apart. As 亻 (person radical) it leans left.
The story behind 众
Three people (人人人) = crowd (众).
💡 大众 (dàzhòng) = the masses / public.
Words with 众
观众 guānzhòng — audience
观众 guān zhòng — spectators
群众 qún zhòng — mass
众所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī — as everyone knows (idiom)
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