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任 (rèn): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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任 (rèn): To appoint — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 4 Writing 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 任

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 任

任 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

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4.

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5.

How to Use 任

Responsibility and Position

The character 任 conveys the sense of duty, office, or appointment.

任务 • rèn wu • task • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 任

信任 • xìn rèn • to trust

HSK 5

xìn信

rèn任

7.

Example Sentences

Gōng公

sī司

zhèng正

zài在

xún寻

zhǎo找

xià

Information

Pinyinrèn

Meaningto appoint, to bear, to allow

Strokes6

Radical亻

Traditional任

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#680

Zhuyinㄖㄣˋ

UnicodeU+4EFB

CangjieOHG

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A person (亻) carrying a burden (壬) — to take on responsibility or a task.

rèn任

wu务

task

责任 • zé rèn • responsibility • HSK 4

HSK 4

zé责

rèn任

responsibility

主任 • zhǔ rèn • director • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhǔ主

rèn任

director

Arbitrarily or Freely

The character 任 indicates doing something without restraint or as one pleases.

任何 • rèn hé • any • HSK 4

HSK 4

rèn任

hé何

any

任性 • rèn xìng • capricious; willful • HSK 6

HSK 6

rèn任

xìng性

capricious; willful

任意 • rèn yì • wantonly; wilfully • HSK 6

HSK 6

rèn任

yì意

wantonly; wilfully

to trust

担任 • dān rèn • assume the office of; to hold the post of

HSK 5

dān担

rèn任

assume the office of; to hold the post of

上任 • shàng rèn • take up an official post; assume office

HSK 6

shàng上

rèn任

take up an official post; assume office

任命 • rèn mìng • appoint; commission; designate

HSK 6

rèn任

mìng命

appoint; commission; designate

任重道远 • rèn zhòng dào yuǎn • take a heavy burden and embark on a long road; ability to carry heavy responsibilities through thick and thin; It is a long-term; arduous task; It is an arduous task and the road is long

HSK 6

rèn任

zhòng重

dào道

yuǎn远

take a heavy burden and embark on a long road; ability to carry heavy responsibilities through thick and thin; It is a long-term; arduous task; It is an arduous task and the road is long

任期 • rèn qī • Term of office

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

rèn任

qī期

Term of office

下

rèn任

shǒu首

xí席

zhí执

xíng行

guān官

。

The company is looking for the next CEO.

wǒ我

wán完

chéng成

le了

jīn今

tiān天

de的

rèn任

wu务

。

I completed today's task.

zhèng政

fǔ府

rèn任

mìng命

le了

yí一

wèi位

zī资

shēn深

wài外

jiāo交

guān官

dān担

rèn任

zhù驻

huá华

dà大

shǐ使

。

The government appointed a senior diplomat as the ambassador to China.

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

yǒu有

zé责

rèn任

bǎo保

hù护

huán环

jìng境

。

Everyone has the responsibility to protect the environment.

dǒng董

shì事

huì会

jué决

dìng定

rèn任

tā他

wéi为

xīn新

jīng经

lǐ理

。

The board of directors decided to appoint him as the new manager.

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揽lǎnto grasp, to hold, to take into one's arms

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Characters pronounced "ren".

妊rènconceive, be pregnant
韧rènsoft yet tough, pliable but strong
饪rènto cook food
纫rènthread needle, sew stitch, string
壬rén9th heavenly stem
忍rěnto endure, to bear, to tolerate

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "亻".

倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
仕shìofficial; serve government
倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
伎jìtalent, skill, ability

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