Chinese Word Entry

首任
Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄣˋ
Mandarin (Pinyin): shǒu rèn
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau2 jam6
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Chinese characters used in this word

neck, counter for songs and poems, head, first, leader, chief, a poem, Kangxi radical 185
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄡˇ (shǒu)
Cantonese: sau2
Japanese: シュ (shu)、 シュウ (shuu) / くび (kubi)、 こうべ (koube)、 しるし (shirushi)
Korean: 수 (su)
Vietnamese: thủ, thú

responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint, trust to, rely on, to bear, office, allow
Readings
Mandarin: ㄖㄣˋ (rèn), ㄖㄣˊ (rén), ㄌㄧㄣˋ (lìn)
Cantonese: jam6
Japanese: ニン (nin) / まか.せる (makaseru)、 まか.す (makasu)、 になう (ninau)、 たえる (taeru)
Korean: 임 (im)
Vietnamese: nhâm, nhậm