坚韧
jiān​rèn HSK7

tenacious

坚 jiān firm, solid Simplified

Simplified form of 堅. Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 臤 represents the sound.

Components

𰀡
𰀡 Sound component
qiān to gouge out an eye
土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

铿悭鲣

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

悭

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

韧 rèn strong and pliable Simplified

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

Components

韦
韦 Meaning component
wéi, huí tanned leather
刃
刃 Sound component
rèn knife edge

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

堅 jiān firm, solid Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 臤 represents the sound.

Components

臤
臤 Sound component
to gouge out an eye
土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

鰹慳

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

慳

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkenkˤi[ŋ] solid, strong

說文解字

《說文》：“堅，剛也。从臤，从土。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

韌 rèn strong and pliable Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 韋 represents the meaning and 刃 represents the sound.

Components

韋
韋 Meaning component
(surround a city), tanned leather
刃
刃 Sound component
rèn knife edge

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnjɯns

說文解字

柔而固也。从韋刃聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)