人物

人

rén

物

wù

person / character (in a play, novel etc) / protagonist / CL:個|个[ge4]

人

rén

物

wù

person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting)

Characters and words in 人物

人

rén = r + (e)n2

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).

物

wù = w + Ø4

thing / object / matter / abbr. for physics 物理

物 = 勿 + 牛 : Willy Walrus (w) wants to become a physicist (物) and does research about dark matter (物) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His motivation is to become a super villain and rule the world. Just as he is about to have a breakthrough, a huge black ox (牛) flying with the help of bat wings (勿) hits Willy with an oxerang and takes away the dark matter, saving the world.