任

rèn

to appoint; to assign; to take up (a post); to take office; office; post; duty; responsibility; to bear; to shoulder; to allow; to let; no matter (how, what); (Rén) surname Ren

Radical: 亻 HSK 3 v, qv pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

任 decomposes into the following components:

亻 壬

Semantic component: 亻; phonetic component: 壬.

Words containing 任

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 任.

上任
shàng rèn
to take office
下任
xià rèn
next office holder
专任
zhuān rèn
full time
主任
zhǔ rèn
director
任一
rèn yī
任丘
rén qiū
任事
rèn shì
appointment to an important post
任人
rèn rén
to appoint (sb to a post)
任从
rèn cóng
at one's discretion
任令
rèn lìng
任何
rèn hé
any
任侠
rèn xiá
chivalrous

Related characters (radical 亻)

Characters that share the radical 亻.

㐌 亻 亿 什 仁 仂 仃 仅 仆 仇 仉 仍 仔 仕 他 仗 付 仙 仞 仟 仡 代 仨 仪

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