栠 (rěn) - To bear fruit & to ripen

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rěn ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

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栠 · rěn

To bear fruit;

to ripen;

to mature;

to become soft and pliable (archaic usage).

To bear fruitto ripento mature

Usage highlights

Ripening fruitMature woodSoftened materialHarvest timeFruitMature character

Synonyms

  • 熟— ripe, cooked, familiar
  • 柔— soft, gentle, pliable
  • 成— become, accomplish, succeed

Antonyms

  • 生— raw, unripe, unprocessed
  • 硬— hard, stiff, rigid
  • 枯— withered, dried, decayed

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The fruits are ripening (栠实).
  • The wood becomes pliable when heated (栠木).
  • A mature personality (栠性).
  • The harvest season approaches (栠季).

Collocations

  • Ripening fruit(栠果)
  • Mature wood(栠木)
  • Softened material(栠材)
  • Harvest time(栠时)
  • Fruit-bearing tree(栠树)
  • Mature character(栠性)

Idioms

  • Fruit ripens and falls naturally(栠实蒂落)
  • Wood softens through steaming(栠木为器)
  • Mature virtue bears fruit(栠德成果)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to the process of fruit ripening and wood becoming pliable through treatment.
  • In classical texts, used metaphorically for personal maturation and character development.
  • Represents the natural process of growth and transformation in traditional Chinese philosophy.

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