任人唯贤 rènrénwéixián meritocracy Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 任 rèn to appoint To assign someone to a position or to hire them人 rén noun person person; people; human being; a human唯 wéi adjective only only; alone; unique贤 賢 xián to esteem (literary) to respect or value virtue and talent