• 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.
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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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  • 678th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 125 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. láo (lao2)toil
2. lào (lao4)to console

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for láo (lao2)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for lào (lao4)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

功劳 (功勞)
劳动 (勞動)
劳资 (勞資)
勤劳 (勤勞)
疲劳 (疲勞)
麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Uncommon

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
任劳任怨 (任勞任怨)
劳作 (勞作)
劳伦斯 (勞倫斯)
劳力 (勞力)
劳力士 (勞力士)
劳动力 (勞動力)
劳动节 (勞動節)
劳动者 (勞動者)
劳工 (勞工)
劳心 (勞心)
劳斯莱斯 (勞斯萊斯)
劳模 (勞模)
劳碌 (勞碌)
劳累 (勞累)
劳苦 (勞苦)
劳逸 (勞逸)
劳顿 (勞頓)
徒劳 (徒勞)
徒劳无功 (徒勞無功)
慰劳 (慰勞)
操劳 (操勞)
效劳 (效勞)
犒劳 (犒勞)
耐劳 (耐勞)
举手之劳 (舉手之勞)
辛劳 (辛勞)
过劳 (過勞)
酬劳 (酬勞)

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  • 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.
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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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  • 1635th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 38 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuàn (yuan4)to blame • to complain

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yuàn (yuan4)The component is pronounced as 'yuàn' (yuan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for yuàn (yuan4)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

抱怨 

Uncommon

哀怨 
埋怨 
幽怨 
怨天尤人 
怨恨 
怨气 (怨氣)
怨言 
恩怨 
无怨无悔 (無怨無悔)

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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.
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