人物

rén wù

Dictionary entry

person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)

What does 人物 mean?

人物 (rén wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)

2character (in a play, novel etc)

3(genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting

Character breakdown

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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人物

rén wù

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