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  jing6   jyutping
  ren4   pinyin
[1] recognise; identify; make out
[2] admit; acknowledge; agree; accept
[3] enter into a certain relationship with
[4] offer/undertake to do sth

verb
Stroke count: 14
Level: 1
Radical: (#149)

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

This word has been viewed 14342 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Oct 2013 05:00

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detail  jing6 dak1  ren4 de2 = to recognise
detail  gung1 jing6  gong1 ren4 = publically known (to be), generally accepted (as), etc.
detail  jing6 sik1  ren4 shi5 = to know, to recognize
detail  m4 jing6 dak1   = do not recognise
detail  bat1 jing6 sik1  bu4*2 ren4 shi5 = do not recognise sth./sb.
detail  jing6/jing6*2 zan1  ren4 zhen1 = conscientious; really
detail  jing6 wai4  ren4 wei2 = to believe
detail  jing6 ding6  ren4 ding4 = to firmly believe
detail  jing6 ho2  ren4 ke3 = to approve; to certify
detail  sing4 jing6  cheng2 ren4 = to recognise; to acknowledge; to admit
See all 58 compounds (CantoDict reports 60 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 認
detail 雖然大學但是認為有資格
Although I have not attended college, I believe that I am also qualified.
detail 國王認為傻瓜
The king believed he was a fool.
[ie: another man was a fool, not the king!]
detail 認真讀書
Be serious about your studies.
detail 今次婚禮場面認真巴閉
The wedding ceremony was really grand
detail 簡直
He had changed so much that I no longer recognized him.
[The two verbs 變 and 認 are each affixed with a verb particle 到 and 唔出 respectively. 到 is a degree particle while 唔出 is a potential particle.]

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