认
to recognize / to know / to admit
认
=
人
+
讠
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Robinson Crusoe is lost in the encampment's bathroom. He doesn't know anyone, and he doesn't recognize the environment! At first, he turns to an advertising column, but it doesn't tell him anything useful. But fortunately, Neanderthal Man comes in, instantly recognizes Robinson Crusoe, and tells him where he is.
认 character breakdown
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column. Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) in the anthill's kitchen (an2).
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
Characters with 认 as component
认
is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 认
to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition
to claim (as one's property) / to adopt (a child) / to accept (an illegitimate child as one's own)
not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
to recognize sth after the event / posthumous recognition / to ratify / to endorse retroactively