仁

仁 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 人一一 (OMM), four-corner 2121₀, composition ⿰亻二)

• 𱒊, 𮰛, 𣲚, 𣏴, 𭸹, 𮵘, 𥄰, 𫴮, 𠣒, 芢, 𰩡, 𬿎, 𦓍, 𡛉, 佞

• に (Hiragana character derived from Man'yōgana)
• ニ (Katakana character derived from Man'yōgana)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 91, character 7
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 349
• Dae Jaweon: page 193, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 107, character 1
• Unihan data for U+4EC1

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *njin): phonetic 人 (OC *njin) + semantic 二.

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/k-niŋ (“heart; brain; mind”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT). Cognate with Tangkhul Naga ning (“mind”), Manipuri ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ (pukning, “heart; mind”), Kinnauri [script needed] (stiŋ, “heart”), Garo taning (“brain”), Ngochang Achang nhaiqlom (“heart”), Bisu นืงบา (nɨŋba, “heart”), Burmese အနှစ် (a.hnac, “kernel”). Possibly related to Tibetan ཉིང (nying, “pith, essence”) (Schuessler, 2007).

For a parallel semantic development, compare Tibetan སྙིང་རྗེ (snying rje, “compassion; kindness; mercy”), from Tibetan སྙིང (snying, “heart; mind”).

仁

1. compassionate; humane

   仁慈  ―  réncí  ―  benevolent

   • 子曰：「唯仁者能好人，能惡人。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     子曰：「唯仁者能好人，能恶人。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zǐyuē: “Wéi rénzhě néng hào rén, néng wù rén.” [Pinyin]

     The Master said, "It is only the (truly) virtuous man, who can love, or who can hate, others."

   • 無傷也，是乃仁術也，見牛未見羊也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     无伤也，是乃仁术也，见牛未见羊也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Wúshāng yě, shì nǎi rénshù yě, jiàn niú wèi jiàn yáng yě. [Pinyin]

     'There is no harm in their saying so,' said Mencius. 'Your conduct was an artifice of benevolence. You saw the ox, and had not seen the sheep.

2. humaneness; benevolence; kindness

   殺身成仁／杀身成仁  ―  shāshēnchéngrén  ―  to die for a righteous cause

   • 樊遲問仁。子曰：「愛人。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     樊迟问仁。子曰：「爱人。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE

     Fán Chí wèn rén. Zǐyuē: “Àirén.” [Pinyin]

     Fan Chi asked about benevolence. The Master said, "It is to love all men."

3. (literary) person of virtue

   • 弟子入則孝，出則弟，謹而信，汎愛眾，而親仁。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     弟子入则孝，出则弟，谨而信，泛爱众，而亲仁。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Dìzǐ rù zé xiào, chū zé tì, jǐn ér xìn, fàn ài zhòng, ér qīn rén. [Pinyin]

     A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all, and cultivate the friendship of the good.

4. kernel

   白芝麻仁  ―  bái zhīmá rén  ―  white sesame seeds

• “仁”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. benevolence

• Go-on: に (ni, Jōyō ^†)、にん (nin)
• Kan-on: じん (jin, Jōyō)
• Nanori: きみ (kimi)、く (ku)、さと (sato)、しのぶ (shinobu)、じ (ji)、と (to)、のり (nori)、ひと (hito)、ひとし (hitoshi)、ひろ (hiro)、ひろし (hiroshi)、まこと (makoto)、まさ (masa)、まさし (masashi)、やす (yasu)、よし (yoshi)

• (Tokyo) ひとし [híꜜtòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [çito̞ɕi]

• (Tokyo) じん [jíꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩɴ]

• (Tokyo) まさし [máꜜsàshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠sa̠ɕi]

仁(ひとし) or 仁(じん) or 仁(まさし) • (Hitoshi or Jin or Masashi) 

1. a male given name

From Middle Chinese 仁 (MC nyin).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [in]
• Phonetic hangul: [인]

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仁 (eumhun 어질 인 (eojil in))

1. hanja form^? of 인 (“benevolence”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]

仁: Hán Nôm readings: nhân, nhơn

1. benevolence

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