Chinese symbol for “toughness”
韧性
rèn xìng
Traditional: 韌性
toughness
The closest CC-CEDICT match for toughness is 韧性 (rèn xìng), defined as: toughness.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “toughness”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 韧性.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坚韧 (堅韌) | jiān rèn | tough and durable; tenacious |
| 韧带 (韌帶) | rèn dài | ligament |
| 柔韧 (柔韌) | róu rèn | pliable and tough; supple and strong |
| 强韧 (強韌) | qiáng rèn | resilient; tough and strong |
| 坚韧不拔 (堅韌不拔) | jiān rèn bù bá | firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman; the female sex |
| 男性 | nán xìng | the male sex; a male |
| 性质 (性質) | xìng zhì | nature; characteristic |
See also: Japanese symbol for “toughness”.
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.