rèn = r + (e)n4
to recognize / to know / to admit
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How to pronounce 認

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= r initial

R is for Robinson Crusoe.

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+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

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認 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
yán = y + an2
words / speech / to say / to talk
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rěn = r + (e)n3
to bear / to endure / to tolerate / to restrain oneself
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Characters with 認 as component

認 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 認

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to confess / confession
to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt / to admit one's guilt

Sentences with 認

認 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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rèn

to recognize / to know / to admit

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