谁 (shéi)

who; also pr. [shui2]

HSK 3.1 level 1
10 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound.

Components

讠 (meaning) — 讠 is a component form of 言.
隹 (sound)

Example sentences

谁？ — Who?
谁！ — Who!
谁？ — Who?
谁是 Emily? — Who is Emily?
谁，我？ — Who? Me?

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