认
认
“to know”
Radical: 讠
Strokes: 4
Level: HSK 1
How 认 is built — side by side
讠
Speech radical (讠) · yán zì páng
The speech radical: 说 speak, 话 words, 请 please, 谢 thank.
人
Person · rén
A person standing with legs apart. As 亻 (person radical) it leans left.
Origin
speech
Words with 认
认识 rènshi — to know (a person)
认为 rènwéi — to think
认真 rènzhēn — serious
承认 chéng rèn — to admit
否认 fǒu rèn — to declare to be untrue
确认 què rèn — to confirm
辨认 biàn rèn — to recognize
公认 gōng rèn — publicly known (to be)
认定 rèn dìng — to maintain (that sth is true)
认可 rèn kě — to approve
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