jen
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jen
< Chinese (Wade-Giles) jên2, (pinyin) rén
Example Sentences
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I hope they keep it and build something like it on my side of the park. — jen # 4…..In principle, what you have said makes sense.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2010
On his headstone near Hsuchow, the Chinese wrote his epitaph: "Sha sheng ch'eng jen," which can be translated "He died for humanity," or "He died for righteousness."
From Time Magazine Archive
Only minutes before I was running along the beach and had a swim while jen started breaky - could of been gnarly.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus a harbour in Chinese is kong, whilst it is minato in Japanese; and a man in Chinese is jen, whilst it is hito in Japanese.
From A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues by Baron Kencho Suyematsu
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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
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