How to write 认 (rèn, “to recognize”)
认 (rèn), an HSK 1 character, means “to recognize”, “to know” and “to admit”. The traditional form is 認, 14 strokes instead of 4. On its own it is an HSK 5 word; it also forms 认识 (“to know”), 认得 (“to recognize”) and 认真 (“conscientious”). Japanese keeps the traditional 認, read nin (“acknowledge”).
- Pinyin
- rèn
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 讠 (“speech”)
- Traditional
- 認
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
As a left-right character it splits into 讠 (“speech”, the radical), strokes 1–2; 人 (“person”), strokes 3–4, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and right
- leftrightwards → downwards → up and right
- topdownwards → down and left
- centerdown and right → rightwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 认 · 4 strokes
- Traditional
- 認 · 14 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| rèn fourth tone | to recognize; to know; to admit | 認 | 认识 认得 认真 认为 |
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- Words with it
- 75 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 认
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认 認 | rèn | to recognize; to know HSK 5 |
| 认识 認識 | rènshi | to know; to recognize HSK 1 |
| 认得 認得 | rènde | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it HSK 3 |
| 认真 認真 | rènzhēn | conscientious; earnest HSK 3 |
| 认为 認為 | rènwéi | to believe; to think HSK 3 |
| 否认 否認 | fǒurèn | to declare to be untrue; to deny HSK 5 |
| 确认 確認 | quèrèn | to confirm; to verify HSK 5 |
| 承认 承認 | chéngrèn | to admit; to concede HSK 5 |
| 公认 公認 | gōngrèn | publicly known (to be); accepted HSK 6 |
| 认可 認可 | rènkě | to approve; approval HSK 6 |
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