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任
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appoint

HSK 3 N2
Human →Actions
rèn
ニン
まか.せる、まか.す
임
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 壬 represents the sound.
Components
亻 person (side)+ 壬 9th heavenly stem =
任 appoint
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
壬 Phonetic component
rén 9th heavenly stem
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence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
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
任
Regular
Modern
Chinese
任 [Rén]
surname Ren; Ren County 任縣|任县[Rén​Xiàn] in Hebei
任 [rèn]
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); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
Japanese
任 にん 同音
noun obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
任 あたる
Ataru unclassified name
任 いむ
Imu surname
任 じん
Jin surnamegiven name
任 たかし
Takashi given name
任 ただし
Tadashi unclassified name
任 たもつ
Tamotsu given name
任 つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
任 にん
Nin surname
任 まかす
Makasu female given name
任 まこと
Makoto given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
任何 [rèn​hé] #253
any
任务 [rèn​wu] #657
mission
任务 [rèn​wu] #657
mission
责任 [zé​rèn] #1,140
responsibility
责任 [zé​rèn] #1,140
responsibility
信任 [xìn​rèn] #899
to trust
主任 [zhǔ​rèn] #2,531
director
担任 [dān​rèn] #5,992
to hold a governmental office or post
担任 [dān​rèn] #5,992
to hold a governmental office or post
副主任 [fù​zhǔ​rèn] #3,730
deputy director
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 任せる [まかせる] #708
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone)
⭐ 責任 [せきにん] #1,133
duty
⭐ 任務 [にんむ] #3,248
duty
お任せ [おまかせ] #4,152
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else
⭐ 任す [まかす] #4,242
to entrust (to someone)
⭐ 責任者 [せきにんしゃ] #6,550
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff)
⭐ 無責任 [むせきにん] #6,763
irresponsibility
責任を取る [せきにんをとる] #7,561
to take responsibility (for a fallout)
⭐ 就任 [しゅうにん] #7,835
assumption (of office)
⭐ 責任を持つ [せきにんをもつ] #7,950
to be responsible for
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KOREAN WORDS (43)
임무 #4,257
mission; duty; assignment
책임 #12,856
duty; responsibility; obligation
신임 #14,715
confidence; trust
책임자 #17,197
person in charge
책임감 #20,945
sense of responsibility
임명 #26,553
appointment; nomination; designation
선임 #35,304
seniority
담임 #44,187
homeroom teacher; being in charge of class
겸임
holding multiple positions concurrently
무임소
being without a role
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