HSK 6 · Verbs

认可 rènkě “to approve” in Chinese

Traditional 認可

What 认可 means

  1. to approve
  2. to recognise
  3. approval
  4. acknowledgment
  5. OK

How to say 认可

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale认rèn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale可kě3rd tone, dipping

认可 in a sentence

  1. 我不认可他的行为。

    Wǒ bú rènkě tā de xíngwéi.

    I don’t approve of his behaviour.

    Sentence #10299951 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我完全不认可你的方法。

    Wǒ wánquán bú rènkě nǐ de fāngfǎ.

    I don’t approve of your methods at all.

    Sentence #5691256 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 她给了我一个认可的微笑。

    Tā gěi le wǒ yí ge rènkě de wēixiào.

    She gave me an approving smile.

    Sentence #805222 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 认可 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 认 (rèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
认rènto recognise
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 人person · rénSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 人 (rén) hints at the sound. Compare it with rèn.

Memory aidSpeech 讠 and a person 人: to recognise someone, to know them.

The character 可 (kě) with each of its parts in a different colour
可kěcan; may; able to; -able
  • 丁part of the characterMeaning part
  • 口mouth · kǒuSound part

Memory aidPicture a mouth 口 saying yes: can, may.

How to write 认可

认 4 strokes · 可 5 strokes

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认可 (rènkě) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 认可 (rènkě). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 认可

Words with 认

认识rènshi · to know (someone)认为rènwéi · believe认真rènzhēn · serious认得rènde · to recognise承认chéngrèn · to admit否认fǒurèn · to declare to be untrue确认quèrèn · to confirm辨认biànrèn · to identify公认gōngrèn · generally recognised认定rèndìng · to be convinced

Words with 可

可以kěyǐ · can可能kěnéng · maybe可kě · but可爱kě'ài · cute可怜kělián · pitiful可惜kěxī · it is a pity可是kěshì · but可靠kěkào · reliable可怕kěpà · awful可见kějiàn · it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

More words: Thinking & Talking

嚷rǎng · to shout让步ràngbù · to concede饶恕ráoshù · to forgive认定rèndìng · to be convinced撒谎sāhuǎng · to lie擅长shàncháng · to be good at设想shèxiǎng · to imagine识别shíbié · to identify

FAQs

认可 (rènkě) means “to approve” or “to recognise”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it rènkě: rèn with a 4th tone, then kě with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 认可 is written 認可. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type renke with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 认可 from the suggestions. Typing renke into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
认可 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.