仁 (rén): humane, kernel
仁 (rén) is a Chinese character meaning “humane.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 二 (structural). It ranks #1352 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 仁 a caring relationship between two 二 people 亻. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- humane
- kernel
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA caring relationship between two 二 people 亻
Decomposition: ⿰亻二 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仁慈adjective | rén cí | benevolent |
| 杏仁noun | xìng rén | almond |
| 果仁noun | guǒ rén | fruit kernel |
| 一视同仁 | yī shì tóng rén | to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom) |
| 仁爱adjective | rén ài | benevolence |
| 仁兄noun | rén xiōng | (honorific written address) My dear friend |
| 成仁verb | chéng rén | to die for a good cause |
| 仁川proper-noun | rén chuān | Incheon, a city in South Korea |
| 同仁noun | tóng rén | (formal) colleague |
| 麻木不仁 | má mù bù rén | numbed |
| 仁至义尽phrase | rén zhì yì jìn | extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom) |
| 核仁noun | hé rén | nucleolus (within nucleus of cell) |
| 虾仁noun | xiā rén | shrimp meat |
| 仁义noun | rén yì | benevolence and righteousness |
| 见仁见智phrase | jiàn rén jiàn zhì | opinions differ (idiom) |
仁 appears in 100 compound words: 27 as the first character, 46 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 仁 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
different people have different views; opinions differ; there's no accounting for taste
different people have different views; opinions differ; there's no accounting for taste
Example Sentences
这位老仁虽然年过八旬，但身体依然硬朗。
zhè wèi lǎo rén suī rán nián guò bā xún , dàn shēn tī yī rán yìng lǎng .
Though over eighty years old, this gentleman remains in robust health.
黄仁勋称英伟达成为“全球最大网络公司” 当中...
huáng rén xūn chèn yīng wěi dá chéng wéi quán qiú zuì dà wǎng lào gōng sī dāng zhōng . . .
Huang Jensheng called Nvidia "the world's largest network company" Among them...
独家》台日友好!中坜仁海宫信众 跨海为高市早苗点灯祈福
dú jiā tái rì yǒu hǎo ! zhōng 坜 rén hǎi gōng xìn zhòng kuà hǎi wéi gāo shì zǎo miáo diǎn dēng qí fú
Exclusive" Taiwan-Japan friendship! Believers in Zhongli Renhai Palace crossed the sea to light lamps and pray for Sanae in Gaoshi
归仁跻身全球四大热门趋势旅游目的地之列
guī rén 跻 shēn quán qiú sì dà rè mén qū shì lǚ yóu mù de dì zhī liè
Quy Nhon is among the top 4 trending tourist destinations in the world
密宗灌顶变性骚! 佛大硕生被仁波切狂摸下体:在吸收秽气
mì zōng guàn dǐng biàn xìng sāo ! fó dà shuò shēng bèi rén bō qiē kuáng mō xià tǐ : zài xī shōu huì qì
Tantric empowerment transsexuality! The Buddha Da Shuo Sheng was wildly touched by Rinpoche's lower body: absorbing the filthy air
德仁66岁生日 拟春季视察三县重建
dé rén 6 6 suì shēng rì nǐ chūn jì shì chá sān xiàn chóng jiàn
Deren's 66th birthday plans to inspect the reconstruction of the three counties in the spring
加入蜂蜜，柠檬汁，切碎的杏仁和切碎的苹果。
Jiārù fēngmì, níngméngzhī, qiēsuì de xìngrén hé qiēsuì de píngguǒ.
Add the honey, lemon juice, chopped almonds and the chopped apples.
汤姆试图敲碎一颗核桃而不损坏果仁。
Tāngmǔ shìtú qiāo suì yī kē hétao ér bù sǔnhuài guǒrén.
Tom tried to crack a walnut without damaging its kernel.
梅纳德买了一些杏仁奶。
Méinàdé mǎi le yīxiē xìngrén nǎi.
Mennad bought some almond milk.
我遇到的人都很仁慈。
Wǒ yùdào de rén dōu hěn réncí.
The people whom I meet are kind.
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