1. 任
  2. 由

任

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

Decomposition

1Once
任→
亻壬
2Radical
任→
亻human㇒N/A士scholar
3Graphical
任→
㇒丨㇒一丨一

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 任 rèn (ren4)The component 壬 is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

任 also appears in:
凭赁恁荏袵鵀餁秹絍

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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由

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Previous (间)Next (问)
  • 136th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 90 words
  • Component in 24 characters

Decomposition

1Once
由→
No glyph available凵
2Radical
由→
二two丨line凵container
3Graphical
由→
二丨凵

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yóu (you2)to follow • from • it is for...to • reason • cause • because of • due to • to • to leave it (to sb) • by (introduces passive verb)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

由 also appears in:
油抽宙迪届邮袖庙轴笛釉铀胄柚岫妯鼬蚰舳鲉紬軸鈾鮋

Example Words

Common

理由 
由于 (由於)
自由 

Uncommon

任由 
由来 (由來)
由衷 
听天由命 (聽天由命)
路由器 
身不由己 

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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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