Chinese symbol for “endure”
禁
jīn
to endure
The closest CC-CEDICT match for endure is 禁 (jīn), defined as: to endure.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “endure”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忍耐 | rěn nài | to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience |
| 饱受 (飽受) | bǎo shòu | to endure; to suffer |
| 受罪 | shòu zuì | to endure; to suffer |
| 经 (經) | jīng | classics; sacred book |
| 忍受 | rěn shòu | to bear; to endure |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 禁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禁止 | jìn zhǐ | to prohibit; to forbid |
| 不禁 | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from |
| 监禁 (監禁) | jiān jìn | to imprison; to jail |
| 禁令 | jìn lìng | prohibition; ban |
| 禁忌 | jìn jì | taboo; contraindication (medicine) |
| 囚禁 | qiú jìn | to imprison; captivity |
See also: Japanese symbol for “endure”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.