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仁
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benevolence

HSK 7 N1
Abstract →Qualities
rén
ジン、ニ、ニン
인
Depicts a kind relationship between two (二) people (亻). 亻 also represents the sound.
Components
亻 person (side)+ 二 two =
仁 benevolence
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
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二 Meaning component
èr two
Used here to represent the concept of two people.
Notes
Similar Characters
佞 glib亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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仁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
仁 [rén]
humane; kernel
Japanese
仁 じん 、 にん 同音

noun

  1. benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity
  2. human
  3. kernel
  4. biology nucleolus
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
巧言令色少なし仁。
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Japanese Names
仁 あつし
Atsushi given name
仁 さとし
Satoshi male given name
仁 しとし
Shitoshi unclassified name
仁 しのぶ
Shinobu female given name
仁 じん
Jin female given namesurname
仁 じんこう
Jinkou given name
仁 じんじ
Jinji unclassified name
仁 ただし
Tadashi unclassified name
仁 にん
Nin unclassified name
仁 ひさし
Hisashi given name
仁 ひとし
Hitoshi male given name
仁 ひとみ
Hitomi unclassified name
仁 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
仁 まこと
Makoto given name
仁 まさ
Masa unclassified name
仁 まさし
Masashi given name
仁 ますし
Masushi given name
仁 めぐみ
Megumi female given name
仁 やすし
Yasushi given name
仁 ひとむ
Hitomu male given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
仁慈 [rén​cí] #4,002
benevolent
杏仁 [xìng​rén] #11,195
almond
果仁 [guǒ​rén] #13,210
fruit kernel
同仁 [Tóng​rén] #25,134
Tongren county in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[Huáng​nán​Zàng​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Qinghai
一视同仁 [yī​shì​tóng​rén] #21,125
to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
一视同仁 [yī​shì​tóng​rén] #21,125
to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
仁兄 [rén​xiōng] #23,400
(honorific written address) My dear friend
仁爱 [Rén​'ài] #21,548
Renai or Jenai district of Keelung City 基隆市[Jī​lóng​shì], Taiwan
仁爱 [Rén​'ài] #21,548
Renai or Jenai district of Keelung City 基隆市[Jī​lóng​shì], Taiwan
虾仁 [xiā​rén] #31,518
shrimp meat
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (81)
⭐ 親父 [おやじ] #3,118
one's father
仁王立ち [におうだち] #14,451
imposing stance
御仁 [ごじん] #21,555
personage
⭐ 俄 [にわか] #24,180
sudden
⭐ 仁義 [じんぎ] #30,307
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism)
朴念仁 [ぼくねんじん] #33,009
quiet unsociable person
仁王立ちになる [におうだちになる] #35,840
to raise oneself up to one's full height
⭐ 仁王 [におう] #41,864
two Deva kings
任侠 [にんきょう] #59,652
chivalry
杏仁豆腐 [あんにんどうふ] #66,172
(Chinese-style) almond jelly
71 more items
KOREAN WORDS (3)
인자 #6,850
benevolence; generosity; kindness
인술
benevolent art
인천
Incheon