任 — Chinese character
任
rèn
to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office
- Pinyin
- rèn
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 亻 壬
- Formation
- pictophonetic — person; meaning component 亻; sound component 壬
- Japanese
- 任 as a kanji
Common words with 任
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 任何 | rèn hé | any; whatever; whichever |
| 任务 (任務) | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng) |
| 责任 (責任) | zé rèn | responsibility; duty; liability |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | director; head |
| 担任 (擔任) | dān rèn | to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust; to have confidence in |
| 现任 (現任) | xiàn rèn | to occupy a post currently; current (president etc); incumbent |
| 任期 | rèn qī | term of office; 届 (jiè) |
| 任职 (任職) | rèn zhí | to hold a post; to take office |
| 任命 | rèn mìng | to appoint; (job) appointment |
| 任意 | rèn yì | any; arbitrary |
| 连任 (連任) | lián rèn | to continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office |
English words written with 任
- director
- trust
- mission
- responsibility
- qualified
- assignment
- liability
- mandate
- tenure
- liable
- successive
- predecessor
任 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 5 · Art of War 5 · Mencius 15 · Zhuangzi 27 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 8.7
- Analects 16.1
- Analects 17.6
- Analects 20.1
- Art of War 3.15
- Art of War 5.21
- Art of War 5.22
- Art of War 10.13
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