What words are in the ren pinyin group?
The ren group contains 66 HSK vocabulary headwords, including 人 / 认识 / 认得 / 认为 / 认真 / 人生 / 人数 / 人员. Pinyin alone is not enough to know the meaning, so this page keeps the Chinese form, pinyin, English meaning and level membership together.
HSK vocabulary pronounced ren
人
rén
person; people
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén
- person; people; human
- man
- person
- people
- person; people
Usage and examples
人 can refer to one person, people generally, or nationality and origin when attached to a place name.
这里有很多人。
Zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.
There are many people here.
她是上海人。
Tā shì Shànghǎi rén.
She is from Shanghai.
Read in story: 我的家
认识
rèn shi
to know
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn shi
- to know
- to recognize
- to be familiar with
- acquainted with sth
- knowledge
- understanding
Read in story: 在学校
认得
rèn de
to recognize
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn de
- to recognize
- to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it
- to know
认为
rèn wéi
to believe
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn wéi
- to believe
- to think
- to consider
- to feel
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
认真
rèn zhēn
conscientious
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn zhēn
- conscientious
- earnest
- serious
- to take seriously
- to take to heart
人生
rén shēng
human life
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén shēng
- human life
- life (one's time on earth)
人数
rén shù
number of people
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén shù
- number of people
人员
rén yuán
staff
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén yuán
- staff
- crew
- personnel
任何
rèn hé
any
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn hé
- any
- whatever
- whichever
- whatsoever
- any; whatever; whichever
任务
rèn wu
mission
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn wu
- mission
- assignment
- task
- duty
- role
- mission; assignment; task; duty; role
人才
rén cái
a person's talent
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén cái
- a person's talent
- talented person
- distinguished person
- a talent (worth head-hunting)
- person's looks
- an attractive woman
人工
rén gōng
artificial
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén gōng
- artificial
- manpower
- manual work
人际
rén jì
human relationships
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén jì
- human relationships
- interpersonal
人口
rén kǒu
population
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén kǒu
- population
- people
人类
rén lèi
humanity
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén lèi
- humanity
- human race
- mankind
人力
rén lì
manpower
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén lì
- manpower
- labor power
人民
rén mín
the people
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén mín
- the people
人民币
rén mín bì
Renminbi (RMB)
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén mín bì
- Renminbi (RMB)
- Chinese Yuan (CNY)
人群
rén qún
crowd
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén qún
- crowd
人事
rén shì
human affairs
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén shì
- human affairs
- ways of the world
- consciousness of the world
- what is humanly possible
- personnel matters
- sexual awareness
人体
rén tǐ
human body
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén tǐ
- human body
人物
rén wù
a person
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén wù
- a person
- a character (in a play, novel etc)
- a protagonist
- person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)
- character (in a play, novel etc)
- (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
忍
rěn
to bear
Dictionary readings and meanings
rěn
- to bear
- to endure
- to tolerate
- to restrain oneself
忍不住
rěn bu zhù
cannot help
Dictionary readings and meanings
rěn bu zhù
- cannot help
- unable to bear
认
rèn
to recognize
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn
- to recognize
- to know
- to admit
Read in story: 在学校
人道
rén dào
human sympathy
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén dào
- human sympathy
- humanitarianism
- humane
- the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism)
- sexual intercourse
人格
rén gé
personality
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén gé
- personality
- integrity
- dignity
人工智能
rén gōng zhì néng
artificial intelligence (AI)
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén gōng zhì néng
- artificial intelligence (AI)
人家
rén jia · rén jiā
other
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén jia
- other
- other people
- him(her, them)
- I
- sb else
- he, she or they
rén jiā
- household
- dwelling
- family
- sb else's house
- household business
- house of woman's husband-to-be
人间
rén jiān
man's world
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén jiān
- man's world
- the world
- the human world
- the earth
人均
rén jūn
per capita; averaged per person
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén jūn
- per capita; averaged per person
人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
(idiom) multitude; vast crowd
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén shān rén hǎi
- (idiom) multitude; vast crowd
人士
rén shì
person
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén shì
- person
- figure
- public figure
人为
rén wéi
artificial
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén wéi
- artificial
- man-made
- having human cause or origin
- human attempt or effort
人行道
rén xíng dào
sidewalk
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén xíng dào
- sidewalk
人性
rén xìng
human nature
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén xìng
- human nature
- humanity
- human
- the totality of human attributes
人质
rén zhì
hostage
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén zhì
- hostage
仁慈
rén cí
benevolent
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén cí
- benevolent
- charitable
- kind
- kindly
- kindness
- merciful
忍耐
rěn nài
to show restraint
Dictionary readings and meanings
rěn nài
- to show restraint
- to repress (anger etc)
- to exercise patience
- to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience
忍受
rěn shòu
to bear
Dictionary readings and meanings
rěn shòu
- to bear
- to endure
- to bear; to endure
认错
rèn cuò
to admit an error
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn cuò
- to admit an error
- to acknowledge one's mistake
认定
rèn dìng
to maintain (that sth is true)
Dictionary readings and meanings
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
认可
rèn kě
to approve
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn kě
- to approve
- approval
- acknowledgment
- OK
认同
rèn tóng
to approve of
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn tóng
- to approve of
- to endorse
- to acknowledge
- to recognize
- to identify oneself with
认知
rèn zhī
cognition
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn zhī
- cognition
- cognitive
- understanding
- perception
- awareness
- to be cognizant of
任命
rèn mìng
to appoint and nominate
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn mìng
- to appoint and nominate
- to appoint
- (job) appointment
任性
rèn xìng
willful
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn xìng
- willful
- headstrong
- uninhibited
- unruly
任意
rèn yì
arbitrary
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn yì
- arbitrary
- at will
- at random
- any
任重道远
rèn zhòng dào yuǎn
a heavy load and a long road
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn zhòng dào yuǎn
- a heavy load and a long road
- fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
人次
rén cì
person-times
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén cì
- person-times
- visits
- classifier for number of people participating
人品
rén pǐn
character; moral strength; integrity
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén pǐn
- character; moral strength; integrity
- (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing
人气
rén qì
popularity
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén qì
- popularity
- personality
- character
人情
rén qíng
human emotions
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén qíng
- human emotions
- social relationship; friendship
- favor; a good turn
人权
rén quán
human rights
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén quán
- human rights
人身
rén shēn
person
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén shēn
- person
- personal
- human body
人手
rén shǒu
manpower
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén shǒu
- manpower
- staff
- human hand
人文
rén wén
humanities
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén wén
- humanities
- human affairs
- culture
人选
rén xuǎn
choice of person
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén xuǎn
- choice of person
- candidate
人缘儿
rén yuán r
Meaning under review
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén yuán r
English dictionary gloss under review.
人造
rén zào
man-made
Dictionary readings and meanings
rén zào
- man-made
- artificial
- synthetic
忍心
rěn xīn
to have the heart to do sth
Dictionary readings and meanings
rěn xīn
- to have the heart to do sth
- to steel oneself to a task
认证
rèn zhèng
to authenticate
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn zhèng
- to authenticate
- to approve
任
rèn · Rén
to assign
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn
- to assign
- to appoint
- to take up a post
- office
- responsibility
- to let
Rén
- surname Ren
任期
rèn qī
term of office
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn qī
- term of office
- tenure (entire period in office)
任职
rèn zhí
to hold a post; to take office
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn zhí
- to hold a post; to take office
韧性
rèn xìng
toughness
Dictionary readings and meanings
rèn xìng
- toughness
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Frequently asked questions
What Chinese words are pronounced ren?
This HSK Atlas group lists 66 HSK headwords whose first pinyin syllable is ren, including 人 / 认识 / 认得 / 认为 / 认真 / 人生 / 人数 / 人员.
Does ren have one meaning in Chinese?
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