韧
rèn HSK7

strong and pliable

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

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)