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  jan4   jyutping
  ren2   pinyin
[1] [n] benevolence; humanity; charity
[2] [adj] compassionate; kind-hearted; humane
[3] [adj] respectable; esteemed (used in polite address)
[4] [n] kernel; core; meat from a nutlike shell

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 4
Level: 2
Radical: (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 10568 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Dec 2014 04:42

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detail  haa1 jan4  xia1 ren2 = peeled shrimp; shrimp meat
detail  lin4*1 jan4*2   = linen (loanword)
detail  hang6 jan4  xing4 ren2 = almond
detail  hang6 jan4 wu4*2   = almond paste soup
detail  jan4 ci4  ren2 ci2 = benevolent
detail  gin3 jan4 gin3 zi3  jian4 ren2 jian4 zhi4 = opinions differ from each other; a matter of opinion
detail  hang6 jan4 dau6 fu6   = almond beancurd/tofu
detail  gwo2 jan4   = nuts
detail  fo2 maa4 jan4   = hemp seed
detail  gwaa1 jan4   = the kernel of a melon seed
detail  hang6 jan4 caa4   = cream of almond
detail  hang6 jan4 lou6   = almond soup
detail  bat1 jan4  bu4 ren2 = heartless
detail  jat1 si6 tung4 jan4  yi2 shi4 tong2 ren2 = to treat everyone the same
detail  jan4 ji6  ren2 yi4 = human kindness, righteousness
detail  tou4 jan4  tao2 ren2 = peach kernel
detail  gwo2 jan4 ji4  guo3 ren2r = kernel
detail  jan4 ji6 dou6 dak1  ren2 yi4 dao4 de2 = humanity; justice and virtue; virtue and morality
detail  ng5 jan4 jyut6 beng2  wu3 ren2 yue4 bing3 = five kernel mooncake
detail  se2 sang1 sing4 jan4   = sacrifice for virtue or higher ethical values
detail  sing4 jan4  cheng2 ren2 = sacrifice for virtue or higher ethical values
detail  saat3 san1 sing4 jan4  sha1 shen1 cheng2 ren2 = die to achieve virtue; die for a just cause
detail  ji3 jan4  yi4 ren2 = Job's tear grains (Coix lacryma), adlay, adlai
detail  gaa2 jan4 gaa2 ji6  jia3 ren2 jia3 yi4 = hypocrisy, insincerity
detail  nei5 bat1 jan4 ngo5 bat1 ji6  ni3 bu2 ren4 wo3 bu2 yi4 = to the degree that you're heartless I'll be unrighteous; if your not benevolent, then I'm not uprighteous
detail  caan4 bou6 bat1 jan4  can2 bao4 bu4 ren2 = cruel; heartless; merciless
detail  jan4 sam1  ren2 xin1 = benevolence; kind-heartedness
detail  ze6 ziu1 jan4  xie4 zhao1 ren2 = Tse Chiu-Yan
detail  daat6 jan4 hoeng1  da2 ren2 xiang1 = Tajen (village in Taiwan)
detail  gwai1 jan4 hoeng1  gui1 ren2 xiang1 = Kueijen (village in Taiwan)
detail  ngong4 jan4  ang2 ren2 = Angren (place in Tibet)
detail  on1 jan4  an1 ren2 = Anren (place in Hunan), On Yan
detail  sung4 jan4  chong2 ren2 = Chongren (place in Jiangxi)
detail  waai4 jan4  huai2 ren2 = Huairen (place in Shanxi)
detail  wun4 jan4  huan2 ren2 = Huanren (place in Liaoning)
detail  jan4 bou3  ren2 bu4 = Renbu (place in Tibet)
detail  jan4 dak1 hoeng1  ren2 de2 xiang1 = Jente (village in Taiwan)
detail  jan4 faa3  ren2 hua4 = Renhua (place in Guangdong)
detail  jan4 mou5 hoeng1  ren2 wu3 xiang1 = Jenwu (village in Taiwan)
detail  jan4 oi3 hoeng1  ren2 ai4 xiang1 = Jenai (village in Taiwan)
detail  jan4 oi3 keoi1  ren2 ai4 qu1 = Jenai (area in Taiwan)
detail  jan4 sau6  ren2 shou4 = Renshou (place in Sichuan)
detail  jan4 waai4  ren2 huai2 = Renhuai (place in Guizhou)
detail  tung4 jan4  tong2 ren2 = Tongren (place in Qinghai), Tung Yan; coterie
detail  jan4 cyun1  ren2 chuan1 = Inchon (South Korea)
detail  sin6 zoeng2 jan4 jung1  shan4 zhang3 ren2 weng1 = a donor to charity
detail  jan4 zi3 ji6 zeon6  ren2 zhi4 yi4 jin4 = do wheverything possible in terms of humanity and duty
detail  zaak6 sam1 jan4 hau5  zhai2 xin1 ren2 hou4 = have a kind and generous nature
detail  lai5 lok6 jan4 wo4  li3yue4 ren2 he2 = be polite and respect each other and the world will be harmonious
detail  jan4 oi3 cyun4 gaau3 wui5  ren2 ai4 chuan2 jiao4 hui4 = Missionaries of Charity
detail  hoeng1 gong2 syu6 jan4 hok6 jyun6*2   = Hong Kong Shue Yan College
detail  can4 gwong2 jan4  chen2 guang3 ren2 = MC Yan (a.k.a., Chan Kwok Yan)
detail  loeng4 gaa1 jan4  liang2 jia1 ren2 = Leung Ka-Yan (a.k.a., Bryan Leung)
detail  wong4 jan4 fu2  wang2 ren2 fu3 = Zax Wang
detail  wong4 jan4 zik6  huang2 ren2 zhi2 = Hwang In-Shik (a.k.a., Wong In Sik)
detail  hap6 tou4 haa1 jan4   = honey walnut shrimp (as a dish)

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