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rěn

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rěn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
rěn | ren3
English translation
to bear
to endure
to tolerate
to restrain oneself
to endure, to bear, to suffer, to tolerate

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About rěn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

rěn

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A knife  rèn piercing the heart  xīn rèn also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of rěn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

刃心

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and rèn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using rěn

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Qiáng rěn zhù 愤怒 fènnù , biē huí le 尖刻 jiān kè de 答话 dá huà .

He choked down his anger and choked back a sharp reply.

冬妮完全 wánquán Néng 容忍 róngrěn .

Dounia would have none of him.

xìng de shì , xiá 多利 Duō lì 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ hěn 容易 róngyì 受到 shòudào 马拉 Mǎ lā qiě 不能 bù néng 忍受 rěnshòu 反应 fǎnyìng 带来 dài lái de 影响 yǐngxiǎng .

Unfortunately, chardonnay vines are shy - bearing and susceptible to a myriad of maladies.

残忍 cánrěn de rén 使 shǐ de 饿 è 半死 bàn sǐ .

The cruel man half starved his horses.

dāng 凯德 fàn le xiào de 错误 cuòwù shí ,富兰克 rěn zhù xiào 出来 chū lái .

Frank kept a straight face when Kate made a ridiculous mistake.

Words with rěn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
rěn to bear rěn
忍受 rěnshòu to bear忍受 rěnshòu
忍不住 rěnbuzhù cannot help忍不住 rěnbuzhù
残忍 cánrěn cruel殘忍
容忍 róngrěn to put up with容忍 róngrěn
忍耐 rěnnài to endure忍耐 rěnnài
忍心 rěn xīn to have the heart to do sth忍心 rěn xīn
不忍 bù rěn disturbed不忍 bù rěn
忍无可忍 rěn wú kě rěn the last straw忍無可忍
惨不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ appalling scenes of devastation慘不忍睹
难以忍受 nán yǐ rěn shòu hard to endure難以忍受
隐忍 yǐn rěn to bear patiently隱忍
忍让 rěn ràng to exercise forbearance忍讓
忍痛 rěn tòng to suffer忍痛 rěn tòng
忍气吞声 rěn qì tūn shēng to swallow one's anger忍氣吞聲
坚忍 jiān rěn persevering堅忍
忍俊不禁 rěn jùn bù jīn cannot help laughing忍俊不禁 rěn jùn bù jīn
忍辱负重 rěn rǔ fù zhòng to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence忍辱負重
忍耐力 rěn nài lì patience忍耐力 rěn nài lì
忍痛割爱 rěn tòng gē aì to resign oneself to part with what one treasures忍痛割愛
坚忍不拔 jiān rěn bù bá fortitude堅忍不拔
于心不忍 yú xīn bù rěn can't bear to於心不忍
忍冬 rěn dōng honeysuckle忍冬 rěn dōng
忍饥挨饿 rěn jī aí è starving忍飢挨餓
隐忍不发 yǐn rěn bù fā to restrain one's emotions隱忍不發

rěn Decomposition & Compounds

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rěn Decomposition

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rěn Compounds

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