Chinese Character 忍 Meanings and components.

Form

忍

Meaning

忍 meaning[3] in English

To Bear.

To Endure.

To Tolerate.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 忍 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are edge of blade (刃) , and heart (心)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with SIP

How to write 忍

To write忍ren3to bear you should write a combination of 刃ren4edge of … , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

刃 + 心 = 忍

忍 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 忍 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 忍, looks as follow:

忍
Pinyin:ren3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Bear . To Endure . To Tolerate . To Restrain Oneself
刃
Pinyin:ren4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Edge Of Blade
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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