認

rèn

recognize, know, understand

How to write 認, stroke by stroke

to recognize; to know; to admit

Pictophonetic: semantic 言 (speech), phonetic 忍

Made of 言 + 忍

認為rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
認識rèn shito know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
認真rèn zhēnconscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
承認chéng rènto admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge
確認què rènto confirm; to verify; confirmation
認得rèn deto recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know
否認fǒu rènto declare to be untrue; to deny
認出rèn chūrecognition; to recognize
認罪rèn zuìto admit guilt; to plead guilty
認同rèn tóngto approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with
認定rèn dìngto 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; to identify with
認可rèn kěto approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK

我希望你不是認真的。
wǒ xī wàng nǐ bú shì rèn zhēn de 。
I hope you're not serious.
她一下子就認出他了。
tā yí xià zǐ jiù rèn chū tā le 。
She recognized him immediately.
我不認為我的人生很有趣。
wǒ bú rèn wéi wǒ de rén shēng hěn yǒu qù 。
I don't think my life is very interesting.
他承認他有罪。
tā chéng rèn tā yǒu zuì 。
He confessed his guilt.
他否認打破了窗口。
tā fǒu rèn dǎ pò le chuāng kǒu 。
He denies having broken the window.