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
认定
rèndìng
to be sure of
Characters in this word
定 dìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我认定他对。 Wǒ rèndìng tā duì. I am sure he is right.
- 他认定路没错。 Tā rèndìng lù méi cuò. He is sure the road is right.
- 我认定她会来。 Wǒ rèndìng tā huì lái. I am sure she will come.
Related words
- 认识 rènshi to know (someone), to recognize
- 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
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily