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
Deus vo gotaixet ni zonji tate mat�uru coto va ichi sugureta jen gia 'to love God is the supreme virtue.'
From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Spear, Richard L.
I have Certes, madame, je uous en diray uoullenti�r ce que jen scay.
From An Introductorie for to Lerne to Read, To Pronounce, and to Speke French Trewly by Du Wés, Giles
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