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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ren4
- English meanings
- to recognize, to know, to admit
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 讠; right 人.
Meaning & sound clues
讠 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “speech”.
人 is identified as the sound component (rén). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 认.
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
serve in a position
blade; edge
bear
tough; resilient
cook; cooking
Example sentences
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Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 公认
- 否认
- 承认
- 确认
- 认为
- 认出
- 认可
- 认同
- 认定
- 认得
- 认真
- 认知
- 认证
- 认识
- 认错
- 辨认