𠆢

rén
radical_variant

Meanings

  1. 1 person on top radical (variant of 人)
  2. 2 top form of the person radical, Kangxi #9

Tips

usage
[archaic glyph] is the roof-like person seen at the top of characters such as (now), (between), (whole). The two strokes splay out like a tent, sheltering whatever sits beneath. Treat it as the same person radical as / — just relocated above and flattened to act as a lid.
history
Exact origin uncertain as a separate codepoint — [archaic glyph] is essentially redrawn with widened legs to function as a top cap in stacked compounds. Most font systems and dictionaries don't index it separately; it's encoded for CJK structural analysis rather than for direct reading.
usage
Common chars where this top form appears: (now), (meet/can), (together), (whole), (life), (between). The tent shape sitting above is the visual cue.

Radical

Person Kangxi #9

One of the most productive radicals in the language. Marks characters about people, social roles, and human action — , , , , , , . The compressed left-side form dominates in compounds; the standalone keeps its full pictographic stride.

Forms
rén
Default 24 characters
dānrénpáng
Left 208 characters
𠆢 rén
Top 0 characters