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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

仁 rén
benevolent, humane, kind
radical 9 ⼈ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “humane”

WordPinyinMeaning
慈cícompassionate; gentle
有人情yǒu rén qínghumane
仁惠rén huìbenevolent; merciful
人道rén dàohuman sympathy; humanitarianism

Related words

Other words that share a character with 仁.

WordPinyinMeaning
同仁tóng rén(formal) colleague; fellow member (of an organization or profession)
仁慈rén cíbenevolent; charitable
杏仁xìng rénalmond; apricot kernel
一视同仁 (一視同仁)yī shì tóng rénto treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
仁义 (仁義)rén yìbenevolence 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.

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