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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ren4
- English meanings
- serve in a position, appoint to a position
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 壬.
Meaning & sound clues
亻 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “person”.
壬 is identified as the sound component (rén). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 任.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
person
benevolence; kernel
blade; edge
bear
to recognize
tough; resilient
cook; cooking
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 上任
- 主任
- 任人宰割
- 任何
- 任务
- 任命
- 任意
- 任期
- 任职
- 信任
- 兼任
- 出任
- 前任
- 就任
- 担任
- 现任
- 聘任
- 胜任
- 责任
- 连任
- 重任