• 186th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 131 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rèn (Ren4)surname Ren
2. rèn (ren4)to assign • to appoint • to take up a post • office • responsibility • to let • to allow • to give free rein to • no matter (how, what etc)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for rèn (ren4)The component is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

任何 
任务 (任務)
任意 
责任 (責任)

Uncommon

主任 
任性 
任选 (任選)
信任 
担任 (擔任)
班主任 
责任心 (責任心)
责任感 (責任感)
连任 (連任)

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  • 245th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 183 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (wu4)affair • business • matter

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (wu4)The component is pronounced as '' (wu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

任务 (任務)
服务 (服務)

Uncommon

乘务员 (乘務員)
事务 (事務)
事务所 (事務所)
债务 (債務)
公务 (公務)
公务员 (公務員)
务实 (務實)
务必 (務必)
商务 (商務)
商务部 (商務部)
国务院 (國務院)
家务 (家務)
常务 (常務)
服务员 (服務員)
服务器 (服務器)
服务业 (服務業)
服务生 (服務生)
业务 (業務)
税务 (稅務)
义务 (義務)
职务 (職務)
财务 (財務)

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  • 2097th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lán (lan2)fence • railing • hurdle • column or box (of text or other data)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lán (lan2)The component is pronounced as 'lán' (lan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

专栏 (專欄)
栏目 (欄目)

Uncommon

任务栏 (任務欄)
围栏 (圍欄)
凭栏 (憑欄)
栅栏 (柵欄)
栏杆 (欄杆)
跨栏 (跨欄)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.