认
to recognize; to know; to admit
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How 认 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 人 (phonetic, rén)
How to remember it
recognize · Heisig RSH #794
words + 人 person
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 人
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 人 (rén) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人 sound component | rén | man, person; people |
| 氽 | tǔn | to float; to deep-fry |
| 倝 | gàn | sunrise, dawn |
Words containing 认
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认知神经心理学 | rèn zhī shén jīng xīn lǐ xué | cognitive neuropsychology |
| 认知心理学 | rèn zhī xīn lǐ xué | cognitive psychology |
| 认死理儿 | rèn sǐ lǐ r | erhua variant of 認死理|认死理[ren4 si3 li3] |
| 认人儿 | rèn rén r | erhua variant of 認人|认人[ren4 ren2] |
| 不承认主义 | bù chéng rèn zhǔ yì | policy of non-recognition |
| 国际公认 | guó jì gōng rèn | internationally recognized |
| 认死理 | rèn sǐ lǐ | obstinate; opinionated |
| 理性认识 | lǐ xìng rèn shi | cognition; rational knowledge |
| 道德认识 | dào dé rèn shi | moral cognition; ethical awareness |
| 认知失调 | rèn zhī shī tiáo | cognitive dissonance |
| 翻脸不认人 | fān liǎn bù rèn rén | to fall out with sb and become hostile |
| 认识不能 | rèn shi bù néng | agnosia |
| 失物认领 | shī wù rèn lǐng | lost and found |
| 认知战 | rèn zhī zhàn | cognitive warfare |
| 感性认识 | gǎn xìng rèn shi | perceptual awareness |
| 认人 | rèn rén | to recognize people (of babies); to be able to tell people apart |
| 认头 | rèn tóu | to admit defeat; to accept having lost |
| 认生 | rèn shēng | shy with strangers |
| 自认 | zì rèn | to believe (sth in relation to oneself); to regard oneself as; to acknowledge (sth in rela… |
| 低头认罪 | dī tóu rèn zuì | to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt; to admit one's guilt |