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认同 (rèn tóng) — to approve of; to endorse; to identify with; to recognize as valid

Definition

认同 is 'to identify with / endorse' — focuses on emotional or value-level alignment, not just factual acknowledgment (承认) or agreement with a proposal (赞同). Often used for cultures, values, or identities.

verb
to approve ofto endorseto identify withto recognize as valid

Examples

  • 认同，。
    Wǒ rèn tóng tā de zuò fǎ, dàn bù wán quán tóng yì.
    I approve of his approach, but don't fully agree.
  • 认同。
    Hěn duō nián qīng rén rèn tóng zhè zhǒng xīn de jià zhí guān.
    Many young people identify with this new set of values.
  • 认同。
    Tā fēi cháng rèn tóng zì jǐ de wén huà.
    He strongly identifies with his own culture.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

认rènacknowledge
同tóngagree

认 means acknowledge and 同 means agree, together endorse or identify with.

Characters in this word

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
讠Written in full as言yánspeech
Sound part声符shēngfú
人
人rén认rèn
Same sound today

The left part 讠 shows speech, and the right part 人 gives the sound.

Open 认 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

Open 同 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Attitudes & Opinions

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