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Meaning of 认

Pinyin rèn

Radical

讠

Strokes

Definition

to recognize / to know / to admit

Usage

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认 rèn 【Verb】【Primary Meaning】: To recognize, to identify 1. 分辨，识别：To distinguish, to recognize. - 例: 认得生。認得 (know, recognize). 辨认 (identify). 2. 表示同意：To express consent. - 例: 认可 (approve). 认账 (settle accounts). 3. 与本来无关系的人建立某种关系：To establish a relationship with someone unrelated. - 例: 认亲 (adopt as a relative). 4. 认吃亏：To accept the loss. - 例: 这事没办成，我认了 (This matter didn’t work out, I accept it). 【Further Meanings】: 1. 同本义: [En.] recognize; identify. - 引用: “你去营中寻林教头来，认他一认。” (Water Margin) - 例: 认出 (recognize), 认记 (identifying marks), 认尸 (identify the corpse). 2. 看作;认为: [En.] regard as; think; consider. - 例: 认真 (take it seriously), 认贼为子 (mistaking illusion for reality). 3. 承认: [En.] admit; acknowledge. - 例: 认过 (admit a mistake), 认供 (confess). 4. 把本无某种亲密关系的人看作有某种亲密关系: [En.] adopt. - 引用: “赤发鬼醉卧灵官殿，晁天王认义东溪村。” (Water Margin) - 例: 认义 (sworn brotherhood), 认亲 (acknowledge as relatives). 5. 赔礼道歉: [En.] apologize. - 例: 向她认个不是 (apologize to her). 6. 应允承担;在正式协议书上签名认购: [En.] subscribe. - 例: 认股权 (subscribe to stock). 7. 认命;认吃亏: [En.] accept as unavoidable. - 例: 这事我认了 (I accept this matter). 8. 记得;认得: [En.] know; recognize. - 例: 认知 (understand and perceive). 9. 通“讱”。说话谨慎: [En.] deliberative. - 引用: “外是者谓之认。” (Xunzi)

认可 rèn kě

to approve / approval / acknowledgment / OK

否认 fǒu rèn

to declare to be untrue / to deny

矢口否认 shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn

to deny flatly

无可否认 wú kě fóu rèn

There is no denying it. / It cannot be denied that ... / It is not to be denied that... / There is no denying.

认定 rèn dìng

to maintain (that sth is true) / to determine (a fact) / determination (of an amount) / of the firm opinion / to believe firmly / to set one's mind on / to identify with

承认 chéng rèn

to admit / to concede / to recognize / recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc) / to acknowledge

认捐 rèn juān

subscription

认真 rèn zhēn

conscientious / earnest / serious / to take seriously / to take to heart

确认 què rèn

to confirm / to verify / confirmation

认为 rèn wéi

to believe / to think / to consider / to feel

认识 rèn shi

to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition

认证 rèn zhèng

to authenticate / to approve

认得 rèn de

to recognize / to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it / to know

认同 rèn tóng

to approve of / to endorse / to acknowledge / to recognize / to identify oneself with

公认 gōng rèn

publicly known (to be) / accepted (as)

认出 rèn chū

recognition / to recognize

辨认 biàn rèn

to recognize / to identify

认知 rèn zhī

cognition / cognitive / understanding / perception / awareness / to be cognizant of / to recognize / to realize

认错 rèn cuò

to admit an error / to acknowledge one's mistake

认输 rèn shū

to concede / to admit defeat

认购 rèn gòu

to undertake to purchase sth / to subscribe (to share issue)

认识论 rèn shi lùn

epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)

认清 rèn qīng

to see clearly / to recognize / to realize

供认不讳 gòng rèn bù huì

to make a full confession / to plead guilty

误认为 wù rèn wéi

mistake for / take for

认账 rèn zhàng

to own up to a fault / to admit the truth / to acknowledge a debt

认贼作父 rèn zéi zuò fù

lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal / to sell oneself to the enemy

自认倒霉 zì rèn dǎo méi

tough luck / tough titty / accept the bad luck / suck on it

默认 mò rèn

to agree tacitly / tacit approval / default (setting)