仁 (jan4 | ren2) : kernel, core; mercy, kindness

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仁

jan4

ren2

[1] benevolence; humanity; mercy; kindness; charity [2] kernel; core [3] [n] a person of great virtue [4] respectable; esteemed [5] sensitive to external stimuli [6] humane; compassionate; humanitarian (policy, government); merciful (heart, character)

Stroke count: 4

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

仁

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Nov 2011 23:01

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蝦仁 haa1 jan4 xia1 ren2 = peeled shrimp; shrimp meat

連仁 lin4*1 jan4*2 = linen (loanword)

杏仁 hang6 jan4 xing4 ren2 = almond

杏仁糊 hang6 jan4 wu4*2 = almond paste soup

仁慈 jan4 ci4 ren2 ci2 = benevolent

見仁見智 gin3 jan4 gin3 zi3 jian4 ren2 jian4 zhi4 = opinions differ from each other; a matter of opinion

杏仁豆腐 hang6 jan4 dau6 fu6 = almond beancurd/tofu

果仁 gwo2 jan4 = nuts

火麻仁 fo2 maa4 jan4 = hemp seed

瓜仁 gwaa1 jan4 = the kernel of a melon seed
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噉嘅設計好定壞就見仁見智啦粵
Whether such a design is good or bad, is a matter of opinion.

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Decimal representation of this word: 仁
Unicode code for this character: U+4ec1 (off-site link)

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