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6		ㄖㄣˋ [ren4]  (*ㄖㄣˊ [ren2] ).Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
N(1)  One's duty, assignment, responsibility: 任務 [ren4wu4]↓;
責任 official duties;
重任 heavy responsibility;
任重道遠 ability to carry heavy responsibilities through thick and thin.
(2)  An official post: 赴任 go to assume office;
卸任 step down from office;
到任 take up a post;
受任 receive an appointment to office;
接任 take office;
走馬上任 go to take office;
在任 during one's tenure of office;
前任，後任 former, present incumbent;
新任，舊任 new, old appointee;
原任 original officeholder;
歷任 successive officeholders;
薦任 (of section chiefs, secretaries, etc.) appoint on recommendation;
任 (of vice-ministers, counsellors, etc.) appoint by selection;
特任 (of Cabinet members, ambassador, etc.) appoint by special decree.
(3)  (*[ren2]) U.f. 妊: pregnancy.
(4)  A surname.
V(1)  Appoint, assign: 任命 [ren4ming4]↓;
任賢 select good men for service;
任免 [ren4mian3], 任用 [ren4yong4], 任期 [ren4qi2], 任使 [ren4shi3]↓;
委任 (of clerks, copyists, etc.) to appoint or commission;
聘任 (of teachers, professors, advisers, etc.) appoint by invitation;
調任 to transfer.
(2)  Be responsible for: 任勞 [ren4lao2]↓;
任怨 bear blame;
擔任 serve as, occupy the position of;
出任 assume the duties of;
專任 hold a full-time job;
兼任 serve concurrently as;
任內 during one's tenure of office;
初任 assume office for the first time;
勝任愉快 be fully qualified for work (duties, assignment);
連任 serve for a second term;
革職留任 be stripped of official title but not dismissed.
(3)  Let, allow: 任憑 [ren4ping2], 任便 [ren4bian4]↓;
任由 let it be;
任從 [ren4cong2], 任意 [ren4yi4], 任性 [ren4xing4]↓;
任所欲為 let him do as he pleases, give him a free hand.
(4)  To trust: 信任 entrust, have confidence in.
(5)  Let anyone: 任何人都不許進來 no one shall come in no matter who he is.
AdjAny, no matter who, what, how: 任甚麼話都不聽 won't listen no matter what you say.
Words1.任便 [ren4bian4], phr., just as you (he) please(s), be free (at liberty) to. 
2.任氣 [ren4qi4], adj., hotheaded, quick-tempered, impetuous, rash. 
3.任期 [ren4qi2], n., tenure of office, a tour of duty. 
4.任情 [ren4qing2], adj., (＝任性 [ren4xing4]↓). 
5.任達 [ren4da2], adj., easygoing, happy-go-lucky, free from worldly worries. 
6.任何 [ren4he2], adj., any, whatever (person, place, thing). 
7.任咎 [ren4jiu4], v.i., take upon oneself all the blame. 
8.任勞 [ren4lao2], v.i., bear responsibility for task, devote oneself wholeheartedly to duty. 
9.任免 [ren4mian3], v.t. & n., appoint(ment) and dismiss(al). 
10.任命 [ren4ming4], v.t. & n., appoint(ment) to office. 
11.任憑 [ren4ping2], phr., (1)  (＝任便 [ren4bian4]↑); (2)  no matter what, see Adj.↑. 
12.任人 *[ren2ren2], (1)  n., (AC) a flatterer, a toady, a sycophant, a deceitful person (＝佞人); (2)  adj., open to everybody. 
13.任俠 [ren4xia2], n., a gallant and chivalrous person. 
14.任性 [ren4xing4], (1)  v.i., do as one pleases, follow one's natural bent; (2)  adj., intractable, refractory, recalcitrant: 不可任性 don't be self-willed. 
15.任率 [ren4shou4], adj., ingenuous, artless, simple, natural. 
16.任事 [ren4shi4]1, (1)  v.i., to shoulder responsibility, discharge one’s duties: 勇於任事 fulfill one's duties faithfully and energetically; (2)  v.i., assign duties to (s.o.). 
17.任是 [ren4shi4]2, conj., even if. 
18.任使 [ren4shi3], v.t. & n., (1)  (appoint to) service; (2)  duties, responsibilities; (3)  conj., even if. 
19.任天 [ren4tian1], v.i., leave everything to divine will. 
20.任從 [ren4cong2], phr., let s.o. do as he pleases. 
21.任縱 [ren4zong4], adj., unrestrained. 
22.任務 [ren4wu4], n., an assigned task, duties, responsibilities. 
23.任意 [ren4yi4], v.i., do as one pleases. 
24.任用 [ren4yong4], v.t., appoint to service.