韧
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annealed; pliable but strong; tough; tenacious
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 韋 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 韌
- Common rank
- #2,984
- Unicode
- U+97E7
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 韧
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 韧皮部 | phloem | |
| 坚韧不拔 | firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding | |
| 韧性 | toughness | |
| 韧体 | firmware | |
| 韧皮 | (botany) bast; phloem | |
| 韧带 | ligament | |
| 强韧 | resilient; tough and strong | |
| 韧劲 | tenacity | |
| 坚韧 | tough and durable; tenacious | |
| 柔韧 | pliable and tough; supple and strong; flexible |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 刃 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刃 sound part | edged tool, cutlery, knife edge | |
| 仞 | ancient unit of measure (about 8 feet); a fathom | |
| 轫 | brake |