认 rèn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 人 man, person
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
认识
rènshi
to know (someone), to recognize
Characters in this word
识 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 只 only, merely, just
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我认识他。 Wǒ rènshi tā. I know him.
- 很高兴认识你。 Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. Nice to meet you.
- 我不认识这个人。 Wǒ bú rènshi zhège rén. I don't know this person.
- 你认识李月吗？ Nǐ rènshi Lǐ Yuè ma? Do you know Li Yue?
- 老师认识王明。 Lǎoshī rènshi Wáng Míng. The teacher knows Wang Ming.
- 她不认识我弟弟。 Tā bú rènshi wǒ dìdi. She doesn't know my younger brother.
- 你们认识几年了？ Nǐmen rènshi jǐ nián le? How many years have you known each other?
- 他认识那边的人吗？ Tā rènshi nàbiān de rén ma? Does he know the people over there?
- 我们在学校认识。 Wǒmen zài xuéxiào rènshi. We met at school.
- 你认识哪个学生？ Nǐ rènshi nǎge xuésheng? Which student do you know?
Related words
- 认真 rènzhēn serious, conscientious
- 认为 rènwéi to think; to believe
- 否认 fǒurèn to deny
- 认出 rènchū to recognize
- 认得 rènde to recognize
- 认可 rènkě to approve; to recognize
- 承认 chéngrèn to admit
- 确认 quèrèn to confirm
- 公认 gōngrèn recognized by everyone
- 认 rèn to recognize; to admit
- 认定 rèndìng to be sure of
- 认错 rèncuò to admit a mistake