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妊

rèn

Character

What 妊 means

1. pregnant
2. pregnancy

Other readings

妊 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• rènvariant of {妊|rèn}

Words starting with 妊

• 妊娠rèn shēnpregnancy; gestation
• 妊妇rèn fùexpecting mother
• 妊娠试验rèn shēn shì yànpregnancy test

Words containing 妊

• 怀妊huái rèngestation; pregnancy
• 多胎妊娠duō tāi rèn shēnmultiple pregnancy

Characters built on 壬

These share the phonetic component 壬 (rén), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 任rènto assign; to appoint; to take up a post
• 饪rèncooked food; to cook (until ready)
• 衽rèn(literary) overlapping part of Chinese gown; lapel; sleeping mat
• 纴rènto weave; to lay warp for weaving; silk thread for weaving

Characters that look like 妊

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 好hǎogood; appropriate; proper; all right!
• 始shǐto begin; to start; then
• 姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...
• 姑gūpaternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old)
• 妞niūgirl
• 妲Dáfemale personal name (archaic)

Sounds the same

Read rèn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 认to recognize; to know; to admit
• 任to assign; to appoint; to take up a post
• 韧annealed; pliable but strong; tough
• 饪cooked food; to cook (until ready)
• 刃edge of blade
• 仞unit of length used in ancient times, equal to 7 or 8 Chinese feet 尺
• 纫to thread (a needle); (bound form) to sew; to stitch; (literary) very grateful
• 轫brake
• 衽(literary) overlapping part of Chinese gown; lapel; sleeping mat
• 牣fill up; to stuff
• 讱(literary) slow in speech
• 鵀hoopoe