韧 (rèn): annealed, pliable but strong, tough
韧 (rèn) is a Chinese character meaning “annealed.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 韦 (semantic) and 刃 (phonetic). It ranks #2821 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 韧 leather. Its radical form 韦 (soft leather) appears in many related characters such as 韩 (hán, Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄).
Definitions
- annealed
- pliable but strong
- tough
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 韧带 | rèn dài | ligament |
| 坚韧 | jiān rèn | tough and durable |
| 柔韧 | róu rèn | pliable and tough |
| 韧性 | rèn xìng | toughness |
| 坚韧不拔 | jiān rèn bù bá | firm and indomitable (idiom) |
| 韧劲 | rèn jìn | tenacity |
| 韧皮部 | rèn pí bù | phloem |
| 韧体 | rèn tǐ | firmware |
| 强韧 | qiáng rèn | resilient |
| 韧皮 | rèn pí | (botany) bast |
韧 appears in 10 compound words: 60 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 韧 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了韧字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le rèn zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "韧" in the dictionary.
...段训练孩子“心理肌肉” 面对风浪仍能保持韧性!|“苗”想teen开
. . . duàn xùn liàn hái zǐ xīn lǐ jī ròu miàn duì fēng làng réng néng bǎo chí rèn xìng ! miáo xiǎng t e e n kāi
... Duan trains children's "psychological muscles" to maintain resilience in the face of wind and waves! Miao "wants to open teen
名家纵论/叫好声背后的韧性警讯
míng jiā zòng lùn jiào hǎo shēng bèi hòu de rèn xìng jǐng xùn
The resilience warning signs behind the celebrity commentary/applause
...l上调劳氏公司目标价至270美元,看好其韧性表现
. . . l shàng diào láo shì gōng sī mù biāo jià zhì 2 7 0 měi yuán , kàn hǎo qí rèn xìng biǎo xiàn
... l raised Lloyd's target price to $270, optimistic about its resilience performance
... 2026财年上半年业绩显示战略转型中的韧性
. . . 2 0 2 6 cái nián shàng bàn nián yè jì xiǎn shì zhàn lüè zhuǎn xíng zhōng de rèn xìng
... The results for the first half of fiscal 2026 show resilience in the strategic transformation
陈光复能睁眼、有反应!家属:看见他的生命韧性
chén guāng fù néng zhēng yǎn , yǒu fǎn yīng ! jiā shǔ : kàn jiàn tā de shēng mìng rèn xìng
Chen Guangfu can open his eyes and react! Family: See the resilience of his life
猎人们用坚韧的绳网把野生动物捉住了。
Lièrén men yòng jiānrèn de shéng wǎng bǎ yěshēngdòngwù zhuōzhù le.
The hunters captured the wild animal with a strong rope net.
学好一门外语需要坚韧不拔的毅力。
Xuéhǎo yī mén wàiyǔ xūyào jiānrènbùbá de yìlì.
Mastering a foreign language involves a lot of patience.
我凭韧性克服了困难。
Wǒ píng rènxìng kèfú le kùnnan.
I got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.
Character Family
韦 Radical Family — Characters sharing the soft leather radical
Related Characters
Frequently Asked Questions
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