仁 rén humane; kernel
Made up of [亻 rén Person (radical) radical 9, 二 èr two; 2 radical 7]Made with 4 strokes.
'Ren' provides phonetic as well as contributes to meaning 'two people' suggests idea of harmony
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Also uses 亻 rén component: 俩 bǐng (both) 倡 chàng (to initiate) 代 dài (replace) 但 dàn (but) 倒 dào (fall) 仿 fǎng (to imitate) 份 fèn (portion) 供 gōng (to provide) 估 gū (estimate) 何 hé (what) 候 hòu (wait) 侯 hóu (nobleman) 化 huà (to make into) 华 huá (splendid) 花 huā (flower) 健 jiàn (healthy) 两 liǎng (pair) 们 mén (s) 你 nǐ (you) 什 shén (what) 他 tā (he) 位 wèi (position) 仙 xiān (immortal) 信 xìn (letter) 夜 yè (night) 亿 yì (100,000,000) 攸 yōu (distant) 值 zhí (value) 住 zhù (to live) 传 zhuàn (biography) 作 zuò (to do) 做 zuò (to make)
Also uses 二 èr component: 恶 è (evil) 些 xiē (some) 元 yuán (primary) 云 yún (cloud)
Sounds same
人 rén (person) 亻 rén (Person (radical))Proverbs
为富不仁 wéi fù bù rén Be rich but heartless一视同仁 yī shì tóng rén Treat all people the same
宋襄之仁 Sòng Xiāng zhī rén Showing mercy and consideration to opponents. The story is from the Spring and Autumn period when Duke Xianggong of the kingdom of Song confronted an army from the kingdom of Chu. His officers pleaded with the duke to attack while they were still crossing the river, the duke refused considering this an unfair tactic.