| 候 |
hòu rèn | -elect / designate / (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed) |
| 候 |
hòu | to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days |
| 任 |
Rén | surname Ren |
| 任 |
rèn | to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) |