犹太人

yóutàirén

Traditional: 猶太人

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Translation

Jew, Jewish person

Word origin

A compound of 犹太 (yóu tài), a phonetic transliteration of Judea or Jew, and 人 (rén, person), naming a member of the Jewish people.

Origin
loan
Root
犹太 (yóu tài, transliteration of Judea) + 人 (rén, person)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 犹

Stroke order for 太

Stroke order for 人

Examples

He is a Jew.

yōu

The Jewish people have a long history.

zuò

Many Jewish people live in this city.

shù

This book tells the story of the Jewish people.

Many Jewish people emigrated to America.

犹太人 (yóu tài rén) is a noun meaning a Jew or Jewish person. The first two syllables transliterate the name Judea, with 人 marking a person of that people.

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This word is part of lesson 33.