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CHINESE CHARACTER

rěn

忍

忍

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bear

Numbered pinyin
ren3
English meanings
forbear, endure, put up with, be hardhearted enough to, hold back, bear, bide, toleration, tolerate, have the heart to, tolerance

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 刃; bottom 心.

  • Top

    刃
    Explore parts · Enclosed from the upper right
  • Bottom

    心

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱刃心

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    rěn忍zhù住。

    Bear it.

  2. 02

    rěn忍yī一rěn忍。

    Hold on.

  3. 03

    rěnbuzhù忍不住。

    Can't help it.

  4. 04

    rěn忍qì气tūn吞shēng声。

    Swallow the anger.

  5. 05

    bié别rěn忍tài太jiǔ久。

    Don't bear it too long.

  6. 06

    rěn忍zhe着tòng痛。

    Endure the pain.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 容忍
  • 忍不住
  • 忍受
  • 忍心
  • 忍耐
  • 忍饥挨饿
  • 残忍