任

Character

任 rèn · rén

HSK 3Character2 readings

to assign

Radical: 亻
Strokes: 6
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 亻壬
Traditional: 任
Frequency: #148 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

rènMain reading rénRare reading

rèn

ren4Main readingHSK 3

to assign CC-CEDICT
to appoint CC-CEDICT
to take up a post CC-CEDICT
office CC-CEDICT
responsibility CC-CEDICT
to let CC-CEDICT
to allow CC-CEDICT
to give free rein to CC-CEDICT
no matter (how, what etc) CC-CEDICT
classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “任” as rèn

主任zhǔ rènthe person who leads or is in charge of a departmentWordHSK 3 任何rèn héanyWordHSK 3 任务rèn wua piece of work that someone must doWordHSK 3 信任xìn rènto trust someoneWordHSK 3 责任zé rènresponsibilityWordHSK 3 担任dān rènto work in a position or roleWordHSK 4 上任shàng rènto start a new job or important positionWordHSK 7–9 任命rèn mìngto choose someone for a job or positionWordHSK 7–9

rén

ren2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is rèn.

a Chinese family name (as in 任老师, 'Teacher Ren')

Examples

我姓任，你姓什么？
wǒ xìng rén, nǐ xìng shén me
My family name is Ren. What is yours?
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任老师是我的中文老师。
rén lǎo shī shì wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī
Teacher Ren is my Chinese teacher.
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Words that use “任” as rén

任丘rén qiūRenqiu, a county-level city in Cangzhou City 沧州市See 任丘市WordUnreviewed

任安rén ānRen AnWord

任泽rén zéRenze, a district of Xingtai City 邢台市See 任泽区WordUnreviewed

任丘市rén qiū shìRenqiu, a county-level city in Cangzhou City 沧州市Word 任泽区rén zé qūRenze, a district of Xingtai City 邢台市Word 任达华rén dá huáSimon Yam Tat-WahWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 任

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Same radical 亻

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他tā 你nǐ 個gè 们men 們men 傢jiā 作zuò 什shén 做zuò 位wèi 併bìng 但dàn

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