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Definitions

  1. 1. humane
  2. 2. kernel

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Words Containing 仁

为仁不富
wéi rén bù fù

the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

仁怀
rén huái

Renhuai, county-level city in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], Guizhou

荣毅仁
róng yì rén

Rong Yiren (1916-2005), PRC Vice President from 1993-1998, played an important role in opening Chinese economy to Western investors

仁波切
rén bō qiè

Rinpoche (Tibetan honorific)

同仁堂
tóng rén táng

Tongrentang, Chinese pharmaceutical company (TCM)

仁弟
rén dì

(honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend

求仁得仁
qiú rén dé rén

lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom)

索尔仁尼琴
suǒ ěr rén ní qín

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008), Russian writer, prominent Soviet dissident, author of the Gulag Archipelago

昂仁
áng rén

Ngamring county, Tibetan: Ngam ring rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

仁丹
rén dān

Jintan mouth refresher lozenge, produced by Morishita Jintan company from 1905

明仁
míng rén

Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成[píng chéng] emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019

陈仁锡
chén rén xī

Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author

仁化
rén huà

see 仁化縣|仁化县[rén huà xiàn]

仁和区
rén hé qū

Renhe district of Panzhihua city 攀枝花市[pān zhī huā shì], south Sichuan

松仁
sōng rén

pine nuts

杏仁豆腐
xìng rén dòu fu

almond junket

同仁县
tóng rén xiàn

Tongren County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[huáng nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

不仁
bù rén

not benevolent

桓仁满族自治县
huán rén mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Huanren Manchu autonomous county in Benxi 本溪, Liaoning

核仁
hé rén

nucleolus (within nucleus of cell)

仁怀县
rén huái xiàn

Renhuai county in Zunyi prefecture 遵義|遵义, Guizhou

仁义
rén yì

benevolence and righteousness

仁川市
rén chuān shì

Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[jīng jī dào], South Korea

仁寿县
rén shòu xiàn

Renshou County in Meishan 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan

铜仁市
tóng rén shì

Tongren city, capital of Tongren prefecture, Guizhou

马俊仁
mǎ jùn rén

Ma Junren (1944-), Chinese track coach

薛仁贵
xuē rén guì

Xue Rengui (614-683) great Tang dynasty general

怀仁县
huái rén xiàn

Huairen county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi

仁怀市
rén huái shì

Renhuai, county-level city in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], Guizhou

薏仁
yì rén

grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yì yǐ]

希仁
xī rén

Xiren, courtesy title of Bao Zheng 包拯[bāo zhěng] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty

贤淑仁慈
xián shū rén cí

a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)

欧仁
ōu rén

Eugene (name)

崇仁
chóng rén

Chongren county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi

怀仁
huái rén

Huairen county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi

仁政
rén zhèng

benevolent policy

仁厚
rén hòu

kindhearted

仁武
rén wǔ

Renwu or Jenwu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

为富不仁
wéi fù bù rén

the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

昂仁县
áng rén xiàn

Ngamring county, Tibetan: Ngam ring rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

同仁
tóng rén

Tongren County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[huáng nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

仁德
rén dé

Jente township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

志士仁人
zhì shì rén rén

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

铜仁地区
tóng rén dì qū

Tongren prefecture in Guizhou

嘉仁
jiā rén

Yoshihito, personal name of the Taishō 大正[dà zhèng] emperor of Japan (1879-1926), reigned 1912-1926

仁爱乡
rén ài xiāng

Ren'ai or Jenai Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

怀仁堂
huái rén táng

Huairen Hall or Huairentang, a building inside Zhongnanhai 中南海[zhōng nán hǎi], used as the main meeting place of the Politburo of the CCP

假仁假义
jiǎ rén jiǎ yì

hypocrisy

兴仁
xīng rén

Xingren county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[qián xī nán zhōu], Guizhou

永仁县
yǒng rén xiàn

Yongren County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

仁爱
rén ài

Ren'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市[jī lóng shì], Taiwan

苦杏仁苷
kǔ xìng rén gān

amygdalin

杨守仁
yáng shǒu rén

Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist

成仁
chéng rén

to die for a good cause

妇人之仁
fù rén zhī rén

excessive tendency to clemency (idiom)

明仁宗
míng rén zōng

Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[zhū gāo chì]

不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén

to succeed or die trying (idiom)

瞳仁
tóng rén

pupil of the eye

歪果仁
wāi guǒ rén

Internet slang for 外國人|外国人[wài guó rén]

仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù

love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence

见仁见智
jiàn rén jiàn zhì

opinions differ (idiom)

仁术
rén shù

kindness

达仁乡
dá rén xiāng

Daren or Tajen township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

裕仁
yù rén

Hirohito, personal name of the Shōwa 昭和[zhāo hé] emperor of Japan (1901-1989), reigned 1925-1989

李宗仁
lǐ zōng rén

Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction

崇仁县
chóng rén xiàn

Chongren county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi

仁川广域市
rén chuān guǎng yù shì

Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[jīng jī dào], South Korea

仁寿
rén shòu

Renshou County in Meishan 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan

仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ

people of good will (idiom); charitable person

为富不仁,为仁不富
wéi fù bù rén , wéi rén bù fù

the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

仁义
rén yi

affable and even-tempered

仁兄
rén xiōng

(honorific written address) My dear friend

冈仁波齐峰
gāng rén bō qí fēng

Mount Gang Rinpoche or Mount Kailash (6,638 m) in Tibet

杏仁核
xìng rén hé

amygdala

应仁之乱
yīng rén zhī luàn

Ōnin war 1467-1477 between factions of Ashikaga shogunate

仁慈
rén cí

benevolent

仁人义士
rén rén yì shì

those with lofty ideals (idiom)

核桃仁
hé tao rén

walnut kernel

仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù

benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed

宋教仁
sòng jiào rén

Song Jiaoren (1882-1913), politician of the revolutionary party involved in the 1911 Xinhai revolution, murdered in Shanghai in 1913

杏仁体
xìng rén tǐ

amygdala

岗仁波齐
gǎng rén bō qí

Mt Gang Rinpoche in Tibet

永仁
yǒng rén

Yongren County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

吴仁宝
wú rén bǎo

Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 華西村|华西村[huá xī cūn], responsible for turning it into a modern rich community

达仁
dá rén

Daren or Tajen township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇
hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng

to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)

辅仁大学
fǔ rén dà xué

Fu Jen Catholic University of Peking (from 1925), forerunner of Beijing Normal University 北京師範大學|北京师范大学

归仁
guī rén

Gueiren, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[tái nán], Taiwan

铜仁
tóng rén

Tongren city and prefecture in Guizhou

仁者见仁,智者见智
rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì

The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.

仁川
rén chuān

Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[jīng jī dào], South Korea

德仁
dé rén

Naruhito (1960-), emperor of Japan from 2019

康广仁
kāng guǎng rén

Kang Guangren (1867-1898), younger brother of Kang Youwei 康有為|康有为[kāng yǒu wéi] and one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898

仁布县
rén bù xiàn

Rinbung county, Tibetan: Rin spungs rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

虾仁
xiā rén

shrimp meat

宽大仁爱
kuān dà rén ài

tolerant and lenient (idiom)

陈建仁
chén jiàn rén

Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020

当仁不让
dāng rén bù ràng

to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others

桓仁县
huán rén xiàn

Huanren Manchu autonomous county in Benxi 本溪, Liaoning

冈仁波齐
gāng rén bō qí

Mt Gang Rinpoche in Tibet

曾繁仁
zēng fán rén

Zeng Fanren, president of Shandong University from February 1998 until July 2000

仁武乡
rén wǔ xiāng

Renwu or Jenwu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

煦仁孑义
xù rén jié yì

petty kindness

仁人志士
rén rén zhì shì

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

仁至义尽
rén zhì yì jìn

extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty

安仁县
ān rén xiàn

Anren county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

果仁
guǒ rén

fruit kernel

仁爱区
rén ài qū

Ren'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市[jī lóng shì], Taiwan

约翰·本仁
yuē hàn · běn rén

John Bunyan (1628-1688), English puritan writer, author of Pilgrim's Progress 天路歷程|天路历程

仁和县
rén hé xiàn

Renhe county in Zhejiang

仁言利博
rén yán lì bó

Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.

桓仁
huán rén

Huanren Manchu autonomous county in Benxi 本溪, Liaoning

杀身成仁
shā shēn chéng rén

(idiom) to die a martyr; to be martyred

仁化县
rén huà xiàn

Renhua County, Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong

兴仁县
xīng rén xiàn

Xingren county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[qián xī nán zhōu], Guizhou

种仁
zhǒng rén

seed kernel

仁布
rén bù

Rinbung county, Tibetan: Rin spungs rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

玛仁糖
mǎ rén táng

traditional Xinjiang sweet walnut cake

仁和
rén hé

Renhe district of Panzhihua city 攀枝花市[pān zhī huā shì], south Sichuan

狄仁杰
dí rén jié

Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends

麻木不仁
má mù bù rén

numbed

仁义道德
rén yì dào dé

compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues

安仁
ān rén

Anren county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

杏仁
xìng rén

almond

一视同仁
yī shì tóng rén

to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people

榛仁
zhēn rén

hazelnut kernel

噶拉·多杰·仁波切
gá lā · duō jié · rén bō qiè

Garab Dorje Rinpoche, succession of Buthanese religious leaders

仁惠
rén huì

benevolent