Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/认(認)-rèn-recognize;-know;-admit

认(認) rèn recognize; know; admit in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 讠(言) yán “speech”. The colloquial name for this radical is 言字旁 yánzìpáng “side made up of the character 言.” Phonetic of the simplified form is 人 rén “person”. Phonetic of the traditional form is 忍 rĕn “endure.” Distinguish simplified 认 from 人 and 以 yĭ.

Examples

• 惯 (慣) -guàn be used to, be accustomed to [RE]
• 吃惯 (吃慣) chīguàn be used to eating something [RC]
• 吃得惯 (吃得慣) chīdeguàn can get used to eating something [RC]
• 吃不惯 (吃不慣) chībuguàn can’t get used to eating something [RC]
• 习惯 (習慣) xíguàn be accustomed to [V]; custom, habit [N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Other Lessons

• 烟(煙) yān tobacco; cigarette; smoke
• 运(運) yùn move, transport
• 怕 pà fear
• 料 liào material
• 红(紅) hóng red
• Measure words
• 妈(媽) mā mom
• 诉(訴) sù tell
• 深 shēn deep
• 重 zhòng heavy; weight
• City
• 客 kè visitor, guest
• 极(極) jí utmost, very, extremely
• 赶(趕) găn rush, hurry, make a dash for
• 送 sòng give