仁愛

简 仁爱 · 繁 仁愛
Mandarin · pinyin rén ài

Meanings

  1. benevolence
  2. charity
  3. compassion
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仁
rén · humaneness, benevolence, kindness
愛
ài · love, be fond of, like
爱
ài · love, be fond of, like
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2–4 · ren2 ai4

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jan4 oi3

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adj

  1. benevolent; kindhearted

name

  1. (~區) Ren-ai (a district of Keelung, Taiwan)
  2. (~鄉) Ren-ai, Ren'ai (a mountain indigenous township in Nantou County, Taiwan)
  3. (~里, formerly ~村) an urban village in Linkou district, New Taipei City, Taiwan, formerly a rural village

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