承认
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
承认 (chéngrèn) · to admit
承认 (chéngrèn) means “to admit; to recognize”. It is written with 2 characters: 承 (to undertake) + 认 (to know). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 承认 is built
The characters
承 chéng · to undertake
What 承 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 三sān — three
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Three hands 手 lifting a dead body 了 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
认 rèn · to know
What 认 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 人 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他承认自己错了。Tā chéngrèn zìjǐ cuò le.He admitted that he was wrong.
你为什么不承认？Nǐ wèishénme bù chéngrèn?Why won't you admit it?
Questions about 承认
What does 承认 mean?
承认 (chéngrèn) means “to admit; to recognize”.
How do you pronounce 承认?
承认 is pronounced chéngrèn.
Which HSK level is 承认?
承认 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 承担chéngdānto take on
- 承受chéngshòuto bear
- 承办chéngbànto host
- 承包chéngbāoto contract
- 承诺chéngnuòpromise
- 继承jìchéngto inherit
- 认识rènshito know (a person)
- 认真rènzhēnserious
- 认为rènwéito think
- 否认fǒurènto deny
Learn 承认 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 91: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.