<p>The initial is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_retroflex_fricative" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Voiced retroflex fricative</a> similar to the &quot;r&quot; in Spanish, i.e.: ratón [ʐa'ton] or the ږ in Southern Pashto dialects, e.g.: تږى [ˈtəʐai]. This is written in IPA as /ʐ/.</p>
<p>The final /ən/ can be found in English. For instance in the -on in butt<strong>on</strong> or in the -en- in fast<strong>en</strong>er.</p>
<p>You can use something like <a href="https://forvo.com/word/%E4%BB%BB/#zh" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Forvo</a> to listen to real people pronounce characters like this.</p>

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2023-09-16T07:41:48.873Z
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Mou某
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<li><p>[rèn/ㄖㄣˋ] trust to; allow. (Words with the same pronunciation: 認, 刃, 飪)</p>
</li>
<li><p>[rén/ㄖㄣˊ] a surname. (Words with the same pronunciation: 人, 仁)</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>You can hear the pronunciation <a href="https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E4%BB%BB" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>

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2023-09-16T11:32:12.480Z
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r13
<p>In mandarin(putonghua), 任 is pronounced like &quot;learn&quot;</p>
<p>In cantonese, 任 is pronounced like &quot;yen&quot;</p>

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2023-09-16T07:24:41.310Z
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Eric Liu
<p>I'm uncertain about the pronunciation of the word &quot;任.&quot; Is it pronounced like &quot;run&quot; or more like &quot;yen&quot;? I've watched several videos, but I'm still unsure about the correct way to pronounce it</p>

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How do you pronounce the word 任?
# How do you pronounce the word 任?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-09-16)

I'm uncertain about the pronunciation of the word "任." Is it pronounced like "run" or more like "yen"? I've watched several videos, but I'm still unsure about the correct way to pronounce it

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-09-16. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

The initial is a [Voiced retroflex fricative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_retroflex_fricative) similar to the "r" in Spanish, i.e.: ratón [ʐa'ton] or the ږ in Southern Pashto dialects, e.g.: تږى [ˈtəʐai]. This is written in IPA as /ʐ/.

The final /ən/ can be found in English. For instance in the -on in butt**on** or in the -en- in fast**en**er.

You can use something like [Forvo](https://forvo.com/word/%E4%BB%BB/#zh) to listen to real people pronounce characters like this.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-09-16. Score: 2

1. [rèn/ㄖㄣˋ] trust to; allow. (Words with the same pronunciation: 認, 刃, 飪)
2. [rén/ㄖㄣˊ] a surname. (Words with the same pronunciation: 人, 仁)

You can hear the pronunciation [here](https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E4%BB%BB).


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-09-16. Score: -2

In mandarin(putonghua), 任 is pronounced like "learn"

In cantonese, 任 is pronounced like "yen"


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