承认 chéngrèn▶ Mengakui

Stroke order

承认 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 承 — 8 strokes
• 认 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. to admit
2. to concede
3. to recognize
4. recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
5. to acknowledge

Related words

• 否认menyangkal
• 承受beruang
• 承担beruang
• 确认mengkonfirmasi
• 公认Diterima
• 承办Melakukan; mengerjakan

承认 is pronounced chéngrèn and means “Mengakui”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 承认 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.