Chinese symbol for “humane”
仁
rén
humane; kernel
The closest CC-CEDICT match for humane is 仁 (rén), defined as: humane; kernel.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “humane”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慈 | cí | compassionate; gentle |
| 有人情 | yǒu rén qíng | humane |
| 仁惠 | rén huì | benevolent; merciful |
| 人道 | rén dào | human sympathy; humanitarianism |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 仁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同仁 | tóng rén | (formal) colleague; fellow member (of an organization or profession) |
| 仁慈 | rén cí | benevolent; charitable |
| 杏仁 | xìng rén | almond; apricot kernel |
| 一视同仁 (一視同仁) | yī shì tóng rén | to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people |
| 仁义 (仁義) | rén yì | benevolence and righteousness |
See also: Japanese symbol for “humane”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.