容 róng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
容忍
róngrěn
to tolerate; to put up with
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 社会可以容忍尖锐的批评，却不能容忍以谣言煽动仇恨。 Shèhuì kěyǐ róngrěn jiānruì de pīpíng, què bù néng róngrěn yǐ yáoyán shāndòng chóuhèn. Society may tolerate sharp criticism, but it cannot tolerate the use of rumours to incite hatred.
- 我再也无法容忍他天天迟到，必须认真地跟他谈一谈。 Wǒ zài yě wúfǎ róngrěn tā tiāntiān chídào, bìxū rènzhēn de gēn tā tán yi tán. I can no longer put up with him being late every day; I have to have a serious talk with him.
- 老师不能容忍考试作弊，一经发现就会严肃处理。 Lǎoshī bù néng róngrěn kǎoshì zuòbì, yījīng fāxiàn jiù huì yánsù chǔlǐ. The teacher cannot tolerate cheating on exams; once discovered, it is dealt with seriously.
Related words
- 内容 nèiróng content
- 容易 róngyì easy
- 形容 xíngróng to describe
- 好容易 hǎoróngyì with difficulty
- 容量 róngliàng capacity
- 笑容 xiàoróng smile
- 包容 bāoróng to tolerate; to include
- 不容 bùróng not to allow; not to tolerate
- 从容 cóngróng calm; composed; unhurried
- 从容不迫 cóngróngbúpò calm and unhurried; composed
- 兼容 jiānróng to be compatible; to accommodate both
- 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn urgent; allowing no delay