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人 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Daphne noun Any of several ornamental shrubs in the genus Daphne, many prized for their fragrant flowers.
  • figure noun A number or numerical value.
  • human adjective Relating to people, or having the qualities typical of people.
  • man noun An adult male human being.
  • mortal adjective Certain to die eventually; not immortal.
  • person noun A human being, or any individual regarded as an entity with rights and identity.
  • were verb Past tense of "be," used with "you," "we," "they," or plural subjects.

Senses

人 is used for these senses in English:

  • Man The genus Homo.
  • daphne Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.
  • figure A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
  • human (fantasy, scifi, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.
  • human being A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.
  • man A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
  • mortal A human; someone susceptible to death.
  • no one Used in contrast to anyone, someone or everyone: not one person; nobody.

Daphne — full definition

  1. noun Any of several ornamental shrubs in the genus Daphne, many prized for their fragrant flowers.
  2. name A female given name, from the Greek myth of a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo.

figure — full definition

  1. noun A number or numerical value.
  2. noun The shape of a person’s body.
  3. noun A person considered in terms of their public role or influence.
  4. noun A diagram or illustration used to convey information.
  5. verb To think, guess, or conclude something.
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