Usage of the character 任

surname Ren
Ren County 任縣／任县 ( Rén Xiàn) in Hebei

rèn

任

[任]

to assign
to appoint
to take up a post
office
responsibility
to let
to allow
to give free rein to
no matter (how, what etc)
classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

lúnrèn

轮任

[輪任]

rotating appointment (e.g. presidency of EU)

lírèn

离任

[離任]

to leave office
to leave one's post

rènzhòng

任重

[任重]

a load
a heavy burden

Rén An

任安

[任安]

Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿

Rènzhí

任直

[任直]

Nintendo Direct (announcement presentation)

xiàrèn

下任

[下任]

next office holder
next to serve

rènsuǒ

任所

[任所]

one's office; place where one holds a post

shòurèn

授任

[授任]

to appoint

tuìrèn

退任

[退任]

to retire
to leave one's position

shēngrèn

升任

[升任]

to be promoted to

shèngrèn

胜任

[勝任]

qualified
competent (professionally)
to be up to a task

rènmiǎn

任免

[任免]

to appoint and dismiss

rènxìng

任性

[任性]

willful
headstrong
unruly

hòurèn

候任

[候任]

-elect
designate
(i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)

xīnrèn

新任

[新任]

newly-appointed
newly elected
new (in a political office)

rènqíng

任情

[任情]

to let oneself go
to do as much as one pleases

rènnèi

任内

[任內]

period in office

rènjiào

任教

[任教]

to hold a teaching position

tèrèn

特任

[特任]

special appointment

liúrèn

留任

[留任]

to remain in office; to hold on to one's job

wěirèn

委任

[委任]

to appoint

qiánrèn

前任

[前任]

predecessor
ex-
former
ex (spouse etc)

mòrèn

末任

[末任]

(of the holder of an official post which no longer exists) the last (incumbent)

chūrèn

出任

[出任]

to take up a post; to start in a new job

róngrèn

荣任

[榮任]

to be appointed or elevated to a post

rèncóng

任从

[任從]

at one's discretion

círèn

辞任

[辭任]

to resign (a position)

rènyì

任意

[任意]

any
arbitrary
at will
at random

liánrèn

连任

[連任]

to continue in (a political) office
to serve for another term of office

rèndàn

任诞

[任誕]

dissipated
unruly

lìrèn

莅任

[蒞任]

to attend
to take office
to be present (in administrative capacity)

zhǔrèn

主任

[主任]

director
head
CL:個／个 (gè)

hòurèn

后任

[後任]

successor
to take up a position subsequently as ...
(attributive) future; subsequent

zhòngrèn

重任

[重任]

heavy responsibility

jiērèn

接任

[接任]

to take over (as minister, manager etc)

dānrèn

担任

[擔任]

to hold a governmental office or post
to assume office of
to take charge of
to serve as

lìrèn

历任

[歷任]

(of one person) to hold the successive posts of
(of several persons) the successive (presidents etc)

diàorèn

调任

[調任]

to transfer
to move to another post

shǒurèn

首任

[首任]

first person to be appointed to a post

pìnrèn

聘任

[聘任]

to appoint (to a position)
appointed

rènhé

任何

[任何]

any; whatever; whichever

xièrèn

卸任

[卸任]

to leave office

fàngrèn

放任

[放任]

to ignore
to let alone
to indulge

rènsuí

任随

[任隨]

to allow (sb to have his head)
to let things happen

rènqī

任期

[任期]

term of office
CL:屆／届 (jiè)
tenure (entire period in office)

fùrèn

赴任

[赴任]

to travel to take up a new post

jìrèn

继任

[繼任]

to succeed sb in a job
successor

rènshì

任事

[任事]

appointment to an important post

rènkè

任课

[任課]

to give classes
to work as a teacher

rènxiá

任侠

[任俠]

chivalrous
helping the weak for the sake of justice

tírèn

提任

[提任]

to promote and appoint

Rén Xiàn

任县

[任縣]

Ren county in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei

shàngrèn

上任

[上任]

to take office
previous (incumbent)
predecessor

rènzhí

任职

[任職]

to hold a post; to take office

rènyī

任一

[任一]

any
either

xìnrèn

信任

[信任]

to trust
to have confidence in

shòurèn

受任

[受任]

to appoint
to be appointed

tīngrèn

听任

[聽任]

to let (sth happen)
to allow (sb to do sth)
to submit to
to yield

rènlìng

任令

[任令]

to allow (sth to happen)

rènbiàn

任便

[任便]

as you see fit
to do as one likes

Rènchéng

任城

[任城]

Rencheng district of Jining city 濟寧市／济宁市, Shandong

pàirèn

派任

[派任]

to set apart
to assign sb to a job

rènpíng

任凭

[任憑]

no matter what
despite
to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)

chōngrèn

充任

[充任]

to fill a post of; to act as

rènqì

任气

[任氣]

to act on impulse

wúrèn

无任

[無任]

extremely (pleased, grateful etc)

rènxuǎn

任选

[任選]

to choose freely; to pick whichever one fancies

rènrén

任人

[任人]

to appoint (sb to a post)

rènwu

任务

[任務]

mission; assignment; task; duty; role
CL:項／项 (xiàng),個／个 (gè)

rènmìng

任命

[任命]

to appoint
(job) appointment
CL:紙／纸 (zhǐ)

rènjiù

任咎

[任咎]

to take the blame

rènyòng

任用

[任用]

to appoint
to assign

jiùrèn

就任

[就任]

to take office
to assume a post

shírèn

时任

[時任]

then (as in "the then chairman")

chángrèn

常任

[常任]

permanent

zérèn

责任

[責任]

responsibility
blame
duty
CL:個／个 (gè)

rèntīng

任听

[任聽]

to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
to let sb have his head

jiānrèn

兼任

[兼任]

to hold several jobs at once
concurrent post
working part-time

rènyóu

任由

[任由]

to let (sb do sth)
to allow
regardless of

zhuānrèn

专任

[專任]

full-time
to appoint sb to a specific task

xiànrèn

现任

[現任]

to occupy a post currently
current (president etc); incumbent
(coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse)

bānzhǔrèn

班主任

[班主任]

teacher in charge of a class

rènwulán

任务栏

[任務欄]

taskbar (computing)

zérèngǎn

责任感

[責任感]

sense of responsibility

Rénqiū Shì

任丘市

[任丘市]

Renqiu, county-level city in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

zérènzhì

责任制

[責任制]

system of job responsibility

Rén Dáhuá

任达华

[任達華]

Simon Yam Tat-Wah (1955-), Hong Kong actor and film producer

kěxìnrèn

可信任

[可信任]

trusty

fùzhǔrèn

副主任

[副主任]

deputy director
assistant head

zérènrén

责任人

[責任人]

responsible person
coordinator

jìrènzhě

继任者

[繼任者]

successor

zérènxīn

责任心

[責任心]

sense of responsibility

xìzhǔrèn

系主任

[系主任]

chairman of department
dean
CL:位 (wèi),個／个 (gè)

Kǒng Shàngrèn

孔尚任

[孔尚任]

Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇 ( Táohuā Shàn)

wěirènshū

委任书

[委任書]

letter of appointment

rènyīge

任一个

[任一個]

any one of (a list of possibilities)

Zhào Yuánrèn

赵元任

[趙元任]

Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist

yǒuzérèn

有责任

[有責任]

liable
responsible

wéijǐrèn

为己任

[為己任]

to make it one's business
to take upon oneself to

Sòng Rènqióng

宋任穷

[宋任窮]

Song Renqiong (1909-2005), general of the People's Liberation Army

Rènchéngqū

任城区

[任城區]

Rencheng district of Jining city 濟寧市／济宁市, Shandong

rènmìngzhuàng

任命状

[任命狀]

certificate of appointment (to government office)

Rèntiāntáng

任天堂

[任天堂]

Nintendo

rènyìqiú

任意球

[任意球]

free kick

Wú Rènchén

吴任臣

[吳任臣]

Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋／十国春秋

fùzérèn

负责任

[負責任]

to take responsibility
to bear responsibility
to be responsible

rènláorènyuàn

任劳任怨

[任勞任怨]

to work hard without complaint (idiom)

bùxìnrèn'àn

不信任案

[不信任案]

no-confidence motion

fàngrènzìliú

放任自流

[放任自流]

to let sb do whatever they want
to indulge
to give free reins to
to let things slide
to drift aimlessly
laissez-faire

shèngrènnénglì

胜任能力

[勝任能力]

competency

fùnüzhǔrèn

妇女主任

[婦女主任]

director of the local committee of the Women's Federation

zǒumǎfùrèn

走马赴任

[走馬赴任]

see 走馬上任／走马上任 (zǒumǎshàngrèn)

zérènshìgù

责任事故

[責任事故]

accident occurring due to negligence

tīngzhīrènzhī

听之任之

[聽之任之]

to take a laissez-faire attitude

rènrénwéiqīn

任人唯亲

[任人唯親]

(idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)

wúrèngǎnjī

无任感激

[無任感激]

deeply obliged

zǒumǎdàorèn

走马到任

[走馬到任]

see 走馬上任／走马上任 (zǒumǎshàngrèn)

mínshìzérèn

民事责任

[民事責任]

civil liability (law)

rènzhòngdàoyuǎn

任重道远

[任重道遠]

a heavy load and a long road
fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

rènzhíqījiān

任职期间

[任職期間]

term of office
while holding a post

zhīrénshànrèn

知人善任

[知人善任]

(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places

fǎlüzérèn

法律责任

[法律責任]

legal responsibility; liability

rènrénwéixián

任人唯贤

[任人唯賢]

to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

zérènbiānjí

责任编辑

[責任編輯]

editor in charge

wěiyǐzhòngrèn

委以重任

[委以重任]

(literary) to entrust (sb) with an important task

zìyóufàngrèn

自由放任

[自由放任]

laissez-faire

rènxiánshǐnéng

任贤使能

[任賢使能]

to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

fēiyìrénrèn

非异人任

[非異人任]

to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)

lìbùshèngrèn

力不胜任

[力不勝任]

not to be up to the task (idiom)
incompetent

zǒngtǒngrènqī

总统任期

[總統任期]

presidential term of office
presidency

rènqízìrán

任其自然

[任其自然]

to let things take their course (idiom)
to leave it to nature
laissez-faire

liándàizérèn

连带责任

[連帶責任]

to bear joint responsibility for sth
joint liability (law)

táobìzérèn

逃避责任

[逃避責任]

to evade responsibility
to shirk

fùyǒuzérèn

负有责任

[負有責任]

at fault
blamed for
responsible (for a blunder or crime)

rènrénzǎigē

任人宰割

[任人宰割]

to get trampled on (idiom)
to be taken advantage of

wěirèntǒngzhì

委任统治

[委任統治]

mandate (territory administration)

zǒumǎshàngrèn

走马上任

[走馬上任]

(idiom) to take office; to assume a post

fàngrènzhèngcè

放任政策

[放任政策]

laissez-faire policy; non-interference

Jié'ěrrènsīkè

捷尔任斯克

[捷爾任斯克]

Dzerzhinsk, Russian city

bùxìnrèntóupiào

不信任投票

[不信任投票]

vote of no-confidence

rènwuguǎnlǐqì

任务管理器

[任務管理器]

(computing) task manager

chángrènlǐshìguó

常任理事国

[常任理事國]

permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)

Tèbié Rènwulián

特别任务连

[特別任務連]

Special Duties Unit, Hong Kong special police

bùxìnrèndòngyì

不信任动议

[不信任動議]

motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates)

duōrènwuchǔlǐ

多任务处理

[多任務處理]

multitasking (computing)

qǐyèshèhuìzérèn

企业社会责任

[企業社會責任]

corporate social responsibility (CSR)

cíhuìpànduànrènwu

词汇判断任务

[詞彙判斷任務]

lexical decision task (psychology)

xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ

新官上任三把火

[新官上任三把火]

(of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)

rènpíngfēnglàngqǐ,wěnzuòdiàoyútái

任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台

[任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺]

lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
fig. to stay calm in a tense situation

nóngcūnjiātíngliánchǎnchéngbāozérènzhì

农村家庭联产承包责任制

[農村家庭聯產承包責任制]

rural household contract responsibility system, PRC government policy linking rural income to productivity

Zhōnghángjì Jìnchūkǒu Yǒuxiàn Zérèn Gōngsī

中航技进出口有限责任公司

[中航技進出口有限責任公司]

China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC)