任何(rèn hé) - any, whichever in Mandarin

任何 (rèn hé) pairs 任 (rèn), here 'any' or 'to bear', the person radical 亻 with 壬 as phonetic, and 何 (hé), an interrogative 'what' or 'which', also built on the person radical. Together they mean 'any' or 'whichever'.

Origin

compound

Root

任 (rèn, 亻person radical + 壬 phonetic) + 何 (hé, what/which)