Meaning
who; who
Chinese: 疑问代词，问人。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shei” becomes a different word in each tone. 谁 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 谁知道shéi zhī dàoGod knows...; Who would have imagined...?
- 谁知shéi zhīwho would have thought; unexpectedly
- 阿谁ā shuíwho
- 谁料shéi liàowho would have thought that; who would have expected that
- 没谁了méi séi le(coll.) nobody can beat that; extraordinary; remarkable
Example Sentence
这本书是谁的？Zhè běn shū shì shéi de?Whose book is this?
这Zhèthis本běn(bound form) root书shūbook是shìis谁shéiwho的deof？