任 · Cai Yong
任 (rèn, 4th tone; also rén) is, in Xu Shen, trust made burdensome: 符也。从人壬聲 — ‘a tally, a token of trust; from 人 and 壬 (sound).’ The commentaries broaden it to ‘保也’ (to bear, to charge). The classics weigh it as duty and trust: the Shijing ( $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart