任

Traditional form:

任

Pinyin (reading):

rèn

Definitions:

• 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)

Characters:

• 任 - to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office

Traditional characters:

• 任 - to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office