Read Edit View history 耐 nài HSK5 endure Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a beard (而) being removed from the face by a hand (寸). Based on the original meaning "make the head bald as punishment", now written as 髡. The meaning later shifted to "tolerate" and "endure". Pinyin Separate values with commas nài × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a beard. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 耐 Simp strokes 耐 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a hand. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 耐 Simp strokes 耐 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 耐 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 181, 663 ], [ 218, 657 ], [ 260, 661 ], [ 444, 708 ], [ 476, 713 ], [ 502, 709 ] ], [ [ 279, 637 ], [ 303, 615 ], [ 259, 489 ], [ 247, 475 ] ], [ [ 97, 451 ], [ 117, 426 ], [ 125, 370 ], [ 119, 184 ] ], [ [ 140, 447 ], [ 155, 438 ], [ 401, 490 ], [ 459, 493 ], [ 474, 487 ], [ 490, 476 ], [ 492, 444 ], [ 492, 303 ], [ 481, 261 ], [ 468, 248 ], [ 450, 251 ], [ 383, 281 ] ], [ [ 212, 433 ], [ 236, 411 ], [ 242, 250 ] ], [ [ 319, 453 ], [ 345, 432 ], [ 339, 224 ] ], [ [ 548, 504 ], [ 601, 501 ], [ 718, 528 ], [ 862, 552 ], [ 900, 551 ], [ 948, 540 ] ], [ [ 717, 785 ], [ 734, 777 ], [ 766, 746 ], [ 760, 565 ], [ 768, 71 ], [ 749, 26 ], [ 674, 55 ], [ 638, 72 ], [ 636, 79 ], [ 625, 79 ] ], [ [ 560, 377 ], [ 625, 318 ], [ 638, 283 ] ] ], 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367 Q 552 357 575 333 Z" ] } 9 strokes 耐 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 181, 663 ], [ 218, 657 ], [ 260, 661 ], [ 444, 708 ], [ 476, 713 ], [ 502, 709 ] ], [ [ 279, 637 ], [ 303, 615 ], [ 259, 489 ], [ 247, 475 ] ], [ [ 97, 451 ], [ 117, 426 ], [ 125, 370 ], [ 119, 184 ] ], [ [ 140, 447 ], [ 155, 438 ], [ 401, 490 ], [ 459, 493 ], [ 474, 487 ], [ 490, 476 ], [ 492, 444 ], [ 492, 303 ], [ 481, 261 ], [ 468, 248 ], [ 450, 251 ], [ 383, 281 ] ], [ [ 212, 433 ], [ 236, 411 ], [ 242, 250 ] ], [ [ 319, 453 ], [ 345, 432 ], [ 339, 224 ] ], [ [ 548, 504 ], [ 601, 501 ], [ 718, 528 ], [ 862, 552 ], [ 900, 551 ], [ 948, 540 ] ], [ [ 717, 785 ], [ 734, 777 ], [ 766, 746 ], [ 760, 565 ], [ 768, 71 ], [ 749, 26 ], [ 674, 55 ], [ 638, 72 ], [ 636, 79 ], [ 625, 79 ] ], [ [ 560, 377 ], [ 625, 318 ], [ 638, 283 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 311 648 Q 503 696 507 699 Q 517 708 511 716 Q 504 728 474 735 Q 446 739 334 702 Q 265 684 189 674 Q 152 667 179 650 Q 218 629 272 639 L 311 648 Z", "M 269 478 Q 284 505 310 566 Q 317 584 332 608 Q 344 618 336 628 Q 329 638 311 648 C 285 663 266 668 272 639 Q 281 606 244 490 Q 241 480 240 472 C 235 442 255 452 269 478 Z", "M 133 451 Q 118 466 88 463 Q 78 459 82 449 Q 119 383 97 265 Q 78 211 109 178 Q 116 168 124 173 Q 149 191 147 271 Q 144 383 144 416 C 144 443 144 443 133 451 Z", "M 347 462 Q 428 481 448 467 Q 461 463 465 442 Q 469 393 463 300 Q 463 279 443 279 Q 412 283 385 288 Q 372 289 375 281 Q 376 272 403 255 Q 440 227 465 196 Q 475 187 485 193 Q 492 197 504 225 Q 519 258 520 331 Q 513 454 526 471 Q 536 484 527 494 Q 517 504 475 519 Q 457 525 443 516 Q 424 509 368 499 Q 314 489 269 478 L 240 472 Q 233 472 229 470 Q 174 458 133 451 C 103 446 116 406 144 416 Q 154 416 166 424 Q 182 430 204 434 L 234 441 Q 267 450 312 456 L 347 462 Z", "M 204 434 Q 204 433 206 428 Q 221 376 222 294 Q 221 270 232 252 Q 244 231 250 243 Q 260 259 259 295 Q 259 392 261 412 Q 262 424 259 429 Q 252 435 234 441 C 206 451 197 454 204 434 Z", "M 326 246 Q 329 230 333 222 Q 337 218 342 219 Q 354 228 365 370 Q 365 410 372 432 Q 375 444 366 450 Q 356 457 347 462 C 321 477 303 485 312 456 Q 318 441 323 394 Q 323 277 326 246 Z", "M 786 516 Q 835 523 906 525 Q 951 525 957 535 Q 961 547 945 559 Q 885 595 819 571 Q 803 568 787 562 L 737 551 Q 727 550 721 548 Q 643 532 550 513 Q 531 510 546 495 Q 559 483 577 479 Q 596 475 612 481 Q 705 508 738 509 L 786 516 Z", "M 738 509 Q 739 361 740 103 Q 740 78 727 69 Q 721 66 649 79 Q 616 91 619 81 Q 620 74 640 59 Q 706 10 723 -20 Q 742 -54 758 -55 Q 773 -55 787 -20 Q 803 25 801 99 Q 785 307 786 516 L 787 562 Q 787 676 803 737 Q 819 768 764 789 Q 730 808 711 800 Q 693 793 710 771 Q 732 744 734 710 Q 735 692 737 551 L 738 509 Z", "M 575 333 Q 620 273 636 270 Q 646 269 653 281 Q 660 294 655 324 Q 651 351 577 379 Q 562 385 556 383 Q 552 380 551 367 Q 552 357 575 333 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical 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