Meaning
(plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns)
Chinese: 复数后缀，常用于人称代词后。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “men” becomes a different word in each tone. 们 is the 5. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Note: 们 itself is the neutral (light) tone — short and unstressed.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 我们wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
- 他们tā menthey; them
- 你们nǐ menyou (plural)
- 它们tā menthey; them
- 她们tā menthey; them (females)
Example Sentence
同学们一起去公园玩。Tóng xué men yì qǐ qù gōng yuán wán.The classmates went to the park together.
同学Tóng xuéto study at the same schoo们men(plural marker)一起yì qǐ(in) the same place去qùto go公园gōng yuánpark (for public recreatio玩wánto play。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The person radical 亻 plus 门 (mén, sound): the plural marker for people — 我们 (we), 你们 (you all), 他们 (they). Simplified from 們.
A way to remember it
A person (亻) + 门 — makes ‘we / you all / they’.