人之初，性本善 rén zhī chū ， xìng běn shàn

the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字经sān zì jīng

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字经sān zì jīng
  2. 2. man at birth is fundamentally good in nature

Characters

Character Meaning
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
初 chū HSK 5
(at the) beginning; at first; first
性 xìng HSK 4
nature; character; quality
本 běn HSK 1
this; the current; original
善 shàn HSK 5
good (virtuous); good at sth; benevolent