认可
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
认可 (rènkě) · to approve
认可 (rènkě) means “to approve; to accept; recognition”. It is written with 2 characters: 认 (to know) + 可 (but). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 认可 is built
The characters
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)
可 kě · but
What 可 is made of
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 丁 gives the meaning, 口 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的能力得到了大家的认可。Tā de nénglì dé dào le dàjiā de rènkě.His ability won everyone's recognition.
经理认可了我的计划。Jīnglǐ rènkě le wǒ de jìhuà.The manager approved my plan.
Questions about 认可
What does 认可 mean?
认可 (rènkě) means “to approve; to accept; recognition”.
How do you pronounce 认可?
认可 is pronounced rènkě.
Which HSK level is 认可?
认可 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 认识rènshito know (a person)
- 认真rènzhēnserious
- 认为rènwéito think
- 否认fǒurènto deny
- 认出rènchūto recognize
- 认得rèndeto know
- 承认chéngrènto admit
- 确认quèrènto confirm
- 辨认biànrènto identify
- 公认gōngrèngenerally recognized
Learn 认可 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.