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谁 - shuí

who? whom? whose? anyone?

who? whom? whose? anyone?

How to read 谁

Click 谁 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshuí
Englishwho? whom? whose? anyone?
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

谁料 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 谁知. Please read 阿谁 one more time.

Common words with this character

who would have thought that; who would have expected that
who would have thought; unexpectedly
who
bring it on!; who's afraid?

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 谁 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 谁料 and 谁知 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 谁.