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衽

rèn

Character

What 衽 means

1. literaryoverlapping part of Chinese gown
2. lapel
3. sleeping mat

Other readings

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

• rènvariant of {衽|rèn}

Words containing 衽

• 敛衽liǎn rènold-fashioned women's obeisance; Taiwan pr. liàn rèn
• 裣衽liǎn rènvariant of 敛衽

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)
• 妊rènpregnant; pregnancy
• 纴rènto weave; to lay warp for weaving; silk thread for weaving

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
• 妊pregnant; pregnancy
• 纫to thread (a needle); (bound form) to sew; to stitch; (literary) very grateful
• 轫brake
• 牣fill up; to stuff
• 讱(literary) slow in speech
• 鵀hoopoe