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
认错
rèncuò
to admit a mistake
Characters in this word
错 cuò
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 昔 past, former
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 项目出问题后，负责人主动认错，并提出了补救方案。 Xiàngmù chū wèntí hòu, fùzérén zhǔdòng rèncuò, bìng tíchū le bǔjiù fāng'àn. After the project had problems, the person in charge admitted the mistake voluntarily and proposed a remedy.
- 弟弟打碎了杯子，马上向妈妈认错。 Dìdi dǎsuì le bēizi, mǎshàng xiàng māma rèncuò. My younger brother broke a cup and right away admitted it to Mum.
- 他知道自己错了，可是不好意思当面认错。 Tā zhīdào zìjǐ cuò le, kěshì bù hǎoyìsi dāngmiàn rèncuò. He knows he was wrong, but he is too embarrassed to admit it to someone's face.
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
- 认定 rèndìng to be sure of