rèn

ancient unit of measure (8 feet)

Components
亻 unknown component

  Unknown component

rén

  

person

刃 sound component

  Sound component

rèn

  

knife edge

Evolution

仞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
仞 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
仞 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
仞 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

rèn

ancient unit of measure (8 feet); 'fathom'; (measure)