忍 rěn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 刃 edged tool, cutlery, knife edge 心 heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
忍心
rěnxīn
to have the heart to; to bear to
Characters in this word
心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 面对那些受灾儿童的求助，任何有良知的人都不忍心置之不理。 Miànduì nàxiē shòuzāi értóng de qiúzhù, rènhé yǒu liángzhī de rén dōu bù rěnxīn zhì zhī bù lǐ. Facing those disaster-stricken children's pleas for help, no conscientious person could bear to ignore them.
- 孩子哭得那么伤心，妈妈怎么忍心不管他？ Háizi kū de nàme shāngxīn, māma zěnme rěnxīn bù guǎn tā? The child is crying so sadly; how could his mother have the heart to ignore him?
- 花开得这么美，谁忍心把它摘下来丢弃？ Huā kāi de zhème měi, shéi rěnxīn bǎ tā zhāi xiàlái diūqì? The flower is blooming so beautifully; who could bear to pick it and throw it away?
Related words
- 忍 rěn to endure; to hold back
- 忍不住 rěnbuzhù cannot help doing
- 忍受 rěnshòu to bear; to put up with
- 残忍 cánrěn cruel; ruthless
- 忍耐 rěnnài to endure; to tolerate
- 容忍 róngrěn to tolerate; to put up with
- 放心 fàngxīn to feel at ease; to not worry
- 关心 guānxīn to care about
- 开心 kāixīn happy
- 小心 xiǎoxīn careful
- 心里 xīnli in one's heart; in one's mind
- 心情 xīnqíng mood