认 (rèn) - to recognize & to know
认 · rèn
to recognize;
to know;
to identify;
to admit;
to acknowledge;
to accept
to recognizeto knowto identify
Usage highlights
to recognize/knowto admit/confessto identifyto approve/certifyto resign oneself toto acknowledge
Usage & contexts
Examples
- I recognize that person (认识那个人).
- Do you know this character?(你认识这个字吗?)
- He admitted his mistake (他认错了).
- We need to identify the problem (我们需要认清楚问题).
Collocations
- to recognize/know(认识)
- to admit/confess(承认)
- to identify(认出)
- to approve/certify(认可)
- to resign oneself to(认命)
- to acknowledge(认为)
Idioms
- Six relatives disown you(六亲不认)
- Admit defeat willingly(认输服软)
- Stubborn and opinionated(固执己见，认死理)
Cultural background
FAQ- The character combines the speech radical 讠 with 人 (person), suggesting verbal acknowledgment or identification of people.
- In Chinese culture, '认' carries strong social connotations of acceptance, admission, and relationship acknowledgment.
- The concept of 'face' (面子) is closely related to acts of recognition and admission using this character.