Chinese symbol for “recognize”
认
rèn
Traditional: 認
to recognize; to know; to admit
The closest CC-CEDICT match for recognize is 认 (rèn), defined as: to recognize; to know; to admit.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “recognize”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认得 (認得) | rèn de | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it |
| 辨认 (辨認) | biàn rèn | to recognize; to identify |
| 识别 (識別) | shí bié | to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize |
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 确定 (確定) | què dìng | definite; certain |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 认.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认为 (認為) | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 承认 (承認) | chéng rèn | to admit; to concede |
| 认真 (認真) | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest |
| 确认 (確認) | què rèn | to confirm; to verify |
| 认证 (認證) | rèn zhèng | to authenticate; to approve |
See also: Japanese symbol for “recognize”.
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.