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仍 (réng) — (adverb) still, yet (indicating continuation or an unchanged situation); (adverb) still; as before (literary)

Definition

仍 (réng) is a formal/literary adverb meaning 'still / yet' — the same sense as 仍旧 but more concise. It does NOT mean 'often' (that's 经常/常常); it marks an unchanged situation.

adverb
stillyet (indicating continuation or an unchanged situation)stillas before (literary)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 仍。
    Tā réng měi tiān jiān chí pǎo bù.
    He still insists on running every day.
  • ，仍。
    Suī rán xià yǔ le, tā réng qù shàng bān.
    Even though it's raining, he still goes to work.
  • ，仍。
    Sān nián guò qù le, tā réng zài tú shū guǎn gōng zuò.
    Three years have passed, and he still works in the library.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
乃
乃nǎi仍réng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

仍 pairs 亻, written as 人 (person), with 乃, which gives the character its sound.

Grammar

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