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忍rěn

to endure, bear. 7 strokes, radical 心, first met in HSK 5.

Pinyin rěnStrokes 7Radical 心Band HSK 5Words 3

How to write 忍

Strokes 1–3 write 刃, then strokes 4–7 write 心.

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Stroke order chart for 忍 — 7 strokes, radical 心

Write 忍 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 忍 · the stroke-order rules

What 忍 is made of

刃 (rèn, edged tool) and 心 (xīn, heart).

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

Words that use 忍

忍(rěn) to endure, bear
指克制承受痛苦或不满

他忍下常人少有的困苦。He endured hardships that ordinary people rarely face.

Lesson 474, 志毅人物 · 笃毅克己与登攀拓界 · Resolute Restraint & Boundless Ascent

忍(rěn)受(shòu) to endure, bear (suffering)
指默默承受痛苦或困境

他坚毅忍受挫折与困苦。He resolutely bore setbacks and hardship.

Lesson 474, 志毅人物 · 笃毅克己与登攀拓界 · Resolute Restraint & Boundless Ascent

忍(rěn)不(bu)住(zhù) can't help (doing something)
指无法控制自己不去做某事

旁人忍不住开始抱怨懈怠。The bystanders couldn't help it and started to complain.

Lesson 474, 志毅人物 · 笃毅克己与登攀拓界 · Resolute Restraint & Boundless Ascent

More characters with the radical 心

All 61 of them, and what the radical means, on the 心 radical page.

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