认

rèn

to recognize

to know; to admit

speech (讠) + person (人) = recognize and know

The speech radical grounds the meaning: recognizing something is putting words to it, naming what you know. 人 mainly contributes the sound rén, though picturing a person being identified by name is a handy memory bridge.

讠+人→认
人PersonPhonetic
讠SpeechSemantic

我一眼就认出了他。

wǒ yī yǎn jiù rèn chū le tā。

I recognized him at a glance.

你认得这个字吗?

nǐ rèn de zhège zì ma?

Do you recognize this character?

Words with 认

认罪

rèn zuì

to admit guilt; to plead guilty

供认不讳

gòng rèn bù huì

to make a full confession; to plead guilty

认得

rèn de

to recognize

认养

rèn yǎng

to sponsor

认识论

rèn shi lùn

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

道德认识

dào dé rèn shi

moral cognition

体认

tǐ rèn

to realize

默认

mò rèn

to agree tacitly

不承认主义

bù chéng rèn zhǔ yì

policy of non-recognition

低头认罪

dī tóu rèn zuì

to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt

供认

gòng rèn

to confess

优先认股权

yōu xiān rèn gǔ quán

preemptive right (in share issue)

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