谁 Stroke Order — How to Write 谁
谁 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 讠, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
谁 Radical and Character Components
谁 is a phono-semantic compound: 讠 (speech) carries the meaning, while 隹 indicates the sound.
Radical: 讠 + 8 more strokes
谁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- shéi
- shuí
Meanings of 谁 in Chinese
shéi谁
shuí谁
Common Words and Phrases with 谁
More words with 谁
- shuí谁shì是Who is
- shuí谁yě也Nobody, No one
- shéi谁zhī知Who knows?, Who would have thought?
- duì对shuí谁To whom?, For whom?
- shuí谁dōu都everyone, anyone
- shuí谁shì是shuí谁Who is who?, Which one is which?
- shuí谁liào料Who would have thought, Unexpectedly
- shuí谁ràng让Who made, Whose fault
- shéi谁rén人Who, Whom
- rèn任shuí谁Anyone, Whoever
- shuí谁jiāng将who will, who shall
- shuí谁néng能Who can, Who could
- shuí谁de的huà话Whose words?, Whose statement?
- wèi为shuí谁For whom?
- shuí谁dōu都bù不nobody, no one
- shuí谁néng能bù不Who can not, Who wouldn't
- wú无lùn论shì是shuí谁whoever, no matter who
- duì对shuí谁dōu都to everyone, to anyone
- gēn跟zhe着shuí谁Follow whom?, Who to follow?
- jià嫁gěi给shuí谁Marry whom?, Who to marry?
Idioms with 谁
- lù鹿sǐ死shéi谁shǒu手who will win the ultimate prize
- shě舍wǒ我qí其shuí谁Who else but me?
- xìng姓shèn甚míng名shuí谁What is your name?
- shuí谁shì是shuí谁fēi非who is right and who is wrong
- mò莫gǎn敢shuí谁hé何no one dares to challenge
- yù欲shuí谁guī归zuì罪Whom shall we blame?
- mò莫zhī之shuí谁hé何unchallengeable and beyond reproach
- rén人shēng生zì自gǔ古shéi谁wú无sǐ死Death is inevitable; strive for a meaningful death
- shě舍wǒ我fù复shuí谁Who else but me can undertake this
- wú吾shuí谁yǔ与guī归With whom shall I associate?
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Open the tool →Questions about 谁
What does 谁 mean in Chinese?
谁 (shéi) means “Interrogative pronoun 'who'” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 谁?
谁 has 2 pronunciations: shéi, shuí.
How many strokes does 谁 have?
谁 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 谁?
谁 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 讠. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 谁?
The radical of 谁 is 讠, and 谁 is a phono-semantic compound.