忍(rěn)

HSK 57 strokes

to bear

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Character information

Pinyin
rěn
Meaning
to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 忍 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱刃心

A knife 刃 piercing the heart 心; 刃 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

刃rèn心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 忍 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 忍

Common words using 忍 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

rěn忍bù不zhù住
HSK 5

cannot help

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rěn忍shòu受
HSK 5

to bear; to endure

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róng容rěn忍
HSK 7-9

to put up with

Open 容忍 page →
rěn忍xīn心
HSK 7-9

to have the heart to do sth

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rěn忍nài耐
HSK 7-9

to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience

Open 忍耐 page →
bù不rěn忍

cannot bear to

Open 不忍 page →
hán含rěn忍

to bear; to endure; to tolerate

Open 含忍 page →
jiān坚rěn忍

persevering; tenacious

Open 坚忍 page →

Related characters

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 忍’s common words

不住受容心耐含坚

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