rèn

no matter (how, what etc); to let; to allow

HSK 4 #186

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 186th character
Radical ⼈ (9.4)
Strokes 6
Index # 467

Definitions

任 rèn
  1. 1. no matter (how, what etc)
  2. 2. to let
  3. 3. to allow
  4. 4. responsibility
  5. 5. to appoint
  6. 6. to assign
  7. 7. to take up a post
  8. 8. office
  9. 9. to give free rein to
  10. 10. classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
任 rén
  1. 1. surname Ren
  2. 2. Ren County rén xiàn in Hebei

Stroke order

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Words containing 任

Word Meaning
responsible person; coordinator
to give classes; to work as a teacher
new leader makes bold changes at start
(of one person) to hold the successive posts of
to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
to appoint; to assign
to be promoted to
to travel to take up a new post
successor; (attributive) future
then (as in "the then chairman")
appoint people by ability and integrity
to let things take their course (idiom)
to do as much as one pleases; to let oneself go
letter of appointment
laissez-faire
accident occurring due to negligence
motion of no confidence against gov.
motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates)
vote of no-confidence
no-confidence motion
China National Aero-Tech Import-Export company
China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC)
any one of (a list of possibilities)
any one of (a list of possibilities)
Renqiu, county-level city in Hebei