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坚韧 (jiān rèn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

坚韧 (jiān rèn) is a Chinese word: tenacious. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 坚韧

形 xíng adjective

tenacious

成功需要坚韧的毅力。

chéng gōng xū yào jiān rèn de yì lì

Success requires tenacious perseverance.

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Word breakdown

坚 jiān — firm, strong, solid

Words with this character (10)
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韧 rèn — tough, resilient, pliable

Words with this character (1)
  • 1 韧性 rèn xìng — resilience HSK 7
    • 韧 tough, pliable, resilient
    • 性 nature, property, characteristic
    Example

    经济的韧性帮助我们度过了危机。

    jīng jì de rèn xìng bāng zhù wǒ men dù guò le wēi jī

    Economic resilience helped us get through the crisis.

Structure & writing
1 坚 jiān — solid, hard, not easily broken

坚 is not used as a component in any other character.

坚 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 韧 rèn — tough and flexible; pliable yet strong (opposite of brittle)

韧 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 韦 wéi — tanned leather hide
韦 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 4
围 wéi to surround; to encircle
HSK 5
伟 wěi great; sublime; inspiring reverence 违 wéi to disobey; to violate
HSK 7
纬 wěi weft; horizontal threads in woven fabric (opposite of 经) 讳 huì to avoid mentioning; to taboo speaking of something 韧 rèn tough and flexible; pliable yet strong (opposite of brittle)
2.2 刃 rèn — blade or cutting edge of a knife
刃 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 5
忍 rěn to endure; to suppress one's feelings
HSK 7
涩 sè rough; not smooth (high friction) 韧 rèn tough and flexible; pliable yet strong (opposite of brittle)

Stroke order