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title: "Juren Meaning: 巨人 (jùrén) Means “giant”"
description: "巨人 (jùrén) means “giant”. Hear its tones, see what 巨 and 人 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 巨人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

巨人 jùrén

## giant

## Its characters

1. 巨 jù huge
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

故事里的巨人住在山上。 The giant in the story lives on a mountain.

几千年前，有一个**巨人**也想知道这个问题的答案。

From [夸父追日 · Kuafu chases the sun](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/kuafu-chases-the-sun#library-word-30-32)

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## More words with 巨 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)
- [大人 dàrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daren)

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