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認

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Mandarin · pinyin rèn

to recognize
to know
to admit

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認: rèn · recognize, know, understand
认: rèn · recognize, know, understand

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4 · ren4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jan6 · jing2 · jing6

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to recognize; to know; to understand; to acknowledge
to accept; to agree
to admit (defeat); to resign (oneself to something)
to treat as; to consider as
to adopt; to take on
to undertake (to do something)

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