谁
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shuí · who? whom? whose? anyone?

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HSK 2.0 · Level 1HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #142
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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

讠Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 谁

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shéiWords pronounced shéi
shuíWords pronounced shuí
séiWords pronounced séi
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Example sentences

Notice where 谁 sits in each complete thought.

Shì shuí gěi nǐ shuō nàge de ne?是谁给你说那个的呢?

Who said that to you?

Source: Tatoeba #5100179 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì shuí de?这是谁的?

Whose is this?

Source: Tatoeba #1314463 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zài zhè lǐ shì yào jiàn shuí ba?你在这里是要见谁吧?

Are you meeting someone here?

Source: Tatoeba #1785932 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shuí gěi nǐ de?这谁给你的?

Who gave this to you?

Source: Tatoeba #4885110 · CC BY 2.0 FR
“ zhè shì shuí de yǐzi?”“ tā shì wǒ de.”“这是谁的椅子?”“它是我的。”

"Whose chair is this?" "It is mine."

Source: Tatoeba #1737869 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ dāng nǐ shì shuí a?你当你是谁啊?

Who do you think you are?

Source: Tatoeba #11235954 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 谁 in context

  1. Say shuí, then recall the core meaning: who? whom? whose? anyone?.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 谁料 (shéi liào), meaning “who would have thought that”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 谁 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.