任

Ren2
#186 most
frequent character
surname Ren

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

任 joins 亻 person with 壬 rén as a sound part. It first meant 'to carry in the arms'. From that came 'to hold a position', 'occupation', and 'to trust'. It is also read rén.

任 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
sound3 characters

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