(réng): still, yet, to remain, (literary) frequently, often

(réng) is a Chinese character meaning “still.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (phonetic) and (semantic). It ranks #601 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, then. Its radical form (person) appears in many related characters such as (rén, person), (shén, what), (jīn, now).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. still
  2. yet
  3. to remain
  4. (literary) frequently
  5. often

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticthen

Decomposition: ⿰亻乃 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
adverbréng ránstill4
adverbréng jiùstill (remaining)6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
pín réngfrequent
3
Total compounds
67
As first character
33
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 3 compound words: 67 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 0 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

rán
0.666433,447 co-occurrences
dàn
0.514191,640 co-occurrences
jīn
0.46271,640 co-occurrences
liú
0.45749,062 co-occurrences
wèi
0.44676,878 co-occurrences
chí
0.43774,838 co-occurrences
cún
0.42446,263 co-occurrences
bǎo
0.42266,540 co-occurrences
yǒu
0.399195,654 co-occurrences
0.397780 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

尽管遇到了很多困难,他然没有放弃。

Jǐnguǎn yù dào le hěn duō kùnnán, tā réngrán méiyǒu fàngqì.

Despite encountering many difficulties, he still did not give up.

Orientaldaily MyFeb 2026

1令吉爆竹爆炸导致右眼失明 7年过去少年感觉历历在目

lìng jí bào zhú bào zhà dǎo zhì yòu yǎn shī míng nián guò qù shǎo nián réng gǎn jué lì lì zài mù

A 1-ringgit firecracker explosion caused him to lose sight in his right eye. Seven years later, the teenager still remembers it vividly.

LtnFeb 2026

川普有其他法源維持關稅政策 林俊憲:藍白刻意...

chuān pǔ réng yǒu qí tā fǎ yuán 維 chí 關 稅 zhèng cè lín jùn 憲 藍 bái kè yì . . .

Trump still has other legal grounds to maintain tariff policies Lin Jun-hsien: Kuomintang and People First Party deliberately...

TvbsFeb 2026

關稅遭推翻!學者曝「川普佔優勢」:大法官僅短暫影響

關 稅 zāo tuī fān ! 學 zhě pù chuān pǔ réng 佔 優 勢 dà fǎ guān 僅 duǎn 暫 yǐng 響

Tariff Ruling Overturned! Scholar Reveals "Trump Still Holds Advantage": Supreme Court Justices Only Briefly Influenced

TvbsFeb 2026

關稅被推翻!川普有工具 中經院長:台灣要準備下一輪調查

關 稅 bèi tuī fān ! chuān pǔ réng yǒu gōng jù zhōng 經 yuàn 長 tái 灣 yāo 準 備 xià yī 輪 調 chá

Tariffs overturned! Trump still has tools at his disposal. China Institute of Economics President: Taiwan must prepare for the next round of investigations.

百度新闻Feb 2026

...I+玩具引领消费风潮,成都有店铺多次补货供不应..

. . . wán jù yǐn lǐng xiāo fèi fēng cháo , chéng dōu yǒu diàn pù duō cì bǔ huò réng gōng bù yīng . .

I+ Toys are leading the consumer trend, with stores in Chengdu restocking repeatedly yet still unable to meet demand...

Tatoeba

汤姆然想去澳大利亚吗?

Tāngmǔ réngrán xiǎng qù àodàlìyà ma?

Does Tom still want to go to Australia?

Tatoeba

他为什么然犹豫不决?

Tā wèishénme réngrán yóuyùbùjué?

Why did he remain hesitant?

Tatoeba

地面然很湿滑,看来比赛要被取消了。

Dìmiàn réngrán hěn shī huá, kànlai bǐsài yào bèi qǔxiāo le.

The ground is still wet. As likely as not, the game will be canceled.

Tatoeba

她婚后然依赖父母。

Tā hūn hòu réngrán yīlài fùmǔ.

She is dependent on her parents even after her marriage.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced réng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 仍 (réng) mean in Chinese?
仍 (réng) primarily means "still." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #601 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 仍 have?
仍 is written with 4 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 仍?
The radical associated with 仍 is 亻 (person). This radical appears in many characters related to person.
What are the components of 仍?
仍 is composed of: 亻 (phonetic), 乃 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰亻乃 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 仍?
Common words with 仍 include: 仍然 (réng rán, "still"); 仍旧 (réng jiù, "still (remaining)"); 频仍 (pín réng, "frequent"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 仍 (réng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation réng: 扔 (to throw). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 仍 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 仍 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.