忍

rěn

verb HSK 5 #2,335

Meanings

Zhè zhǒng téngtòng zhēn de hěn nán rěn.

This kind of pain is really hard to bear.

Nǐ zài rěn yī rěn, mǎshàng jiù hǎo le.

Bear with it a little longer; it'll be over soon.

Wǒ rěn bù liǎo le!

I can't take it anymore!

usage

忍 has a blade (刃 rèn) over a heart (心) — a blade pressing on the heart, something you must endure.

culture

忍 is valued in Chinese culture. The phrase 小不忍则乱大谋 (if you can't endure small things, you'll ruin big plans) is from Confucius.

忍 rěn