Dong Chinese dictionary

rèn

strong and pliable

Phonosemantic compound. 韦 represents the meaning and 刃 represents the sound. Simplified form of 韌.

Components

韦 Meaning component

wéi

tanned leather

刃 Sound component

rèn

knife edge

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

rèn

strong and pliable, resilient; (Cant.) tough, elastic; annealed; pliable but strong; tough; tenacious

rèn

variant of 韌|韧[rèn]

rèn

old variant of 韌|韧[rèn]

Most common words with 韧

Sources