Chinese symbol for “persevering”
坚忍
jiān rěn
Traditional: 堅忍
persevering; tenacious
The closest CC-CEDICT match for persevering is 坚忍 (jiān rěn), defined as: persevering; tenacious.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “persevering”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 坚忍.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坚持 (堅持) | jiān chí | to persevere with; to persist in |
| 坚决 (堅決) | jiān jué | firm; resolute; determined |
| 坚强 (堅強) | jiān qiáng | staunch; strong |
| 坚定 (堅定) | jiān dìng | firm; steady |
| 坚守 (堅守) | jiān shǒu | to hold fast to; to stick to |
| 坚信 (堅信) | jiān xìn | to believe firmly; without any doubt |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | cannot help; unable to bear |
| 残忍 (殘忍) | cán rěn | cruel; merciless; ruthless |
See also: Japanese symbol for “persevering”.
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.