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soft

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Fruits
rěn
ジン、ニン
임
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 任 appoint =
荏 soft
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
herb
任 Phonetic component
rèn appoint
trust to, rely on, appoint
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 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)
荏
Regular
Modern
Chinese
荏 [rěn]
beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens); soft; weak
Japanese
荏 え 同音
noun archaic egoma (type of perilla); Perilla frutescens var. frutescens
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
荏苒 [rěn​rǎn] #38,092
(literary) (of time) to slip away
色厉内荏 [sè​lì​nèi​rěn] #52,620
lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart
色厉内荏 [sè​lì​nèi​rěn] #52,620
lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
荏苒 [じんぜん] #143,130
procrastinatingly
荏胡麻 [えごま] #205,171
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens)
えごま油 [えごまあぶら] #253,465
perilla oil
荏の油 [えのあぶら]
perilla oil
毒荏 [どくえ]
Japanese tungoil tree (Vernicia cordata)
荏原製作所 [えばらせいさくしょ]
Ebara Corporation