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{{character info}}
{{character info|0x2F89D}}
==Translingual==
{{CJKV-forms|忍|忍|忍|忍}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=61|rad=心|as=03|sn=7|four=17332|canj=SIP|ids=⿱刃心}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𠗋]], [[𠴍]], [[𡝖]], [[𢂻]], [[𢚴]], [[𢭝]], [[涊]], [[𭸑]], [[梕]], [[𤉃]], [[㸾]], [[䏰]], [[𥚆]], [[𥆾]], [[𫀷]], [[𪞹]], [[𪪄]], [[綛]], [[𦓖]], [[𦖆]], [[𬠍]], [[𧖷]], [[認]], [[躵]], [[𨧟]], [[𨲅]], [[𢠗]], [[𩈢]], [[𩊫]], [[𥊟]], [[𪐁]]}}
* {{l|mul|[[𫻉]], [[荵]], [[𭞂]], [[𩇻]], [[𤶝]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0376.040|dkj=10312|dj=0702.120|hdz=42271.030|uh=5FCD|ud=24525|bh=A7D4|bd=42964}}
{{Han ref|uh=2F89D}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|刃|t1=blade|心|t2=heart|ls=psc|c1=p|c2=s}}.

===Etymology===
; “to bear, to endure, to suffer”
: From {{der|zh|sit}}; cognate with {{cog|bo|ཉན་པ||to be able}} ({{zh-ref|Schuessler (2007)}}). See also perhaps {{och-l|能|able, capable}}.

; “cruel”
: From {{der|zh|sit}}; cognate with {{cog|bo|གཉན་པ||cruel, fierce, severe}} (ibid.).

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=rěn
|ma=Zh-ren.ogg
|m-s=ren3
|dg=жын2
|c=jan5,jan2
|c-t=ngin4
|g=nyiin3
|h=pfs=ngiûn;gd=ngiun1
|j=reng2
|mb=něng
|md=ṳ̄ng/nūng
|md_note=ṳ̄ng - literary; nūng - vernacular
|mn=qz,tp,xm:lím/kh,zz:jím/lún
|mn_note=lím/jím - literary; lún - vernacular
|mn-t=lung2/nung2/rim2/rêng2/ring2
|mn-t_note=lung2 - vernacular (Chaozhou); nung2 - vernacular (Jieyang); rim2 - literary (Chaozhou); rêng2 - literary (Jieyang); ring2 - literary (Chenghai, Chaoyang)
|mn-l=yieng2
|px=pt,xy:zing3/pt:nong3/xy:nuong3
|px_note=zing3 - literary; nong3/nuong3 - vernacular
|w=sh:6gnin,6zen
|w_note=3nyin - colloquial; 3zen - literary
|x=ren3
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=v,a
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# to [[endure]]; to [[bear]]; to [[suffer]]
#* {{zh-x|人 皆 有 所-不忍，達 之 於 其 所-忍，仁 也。人 皆 有 所-不為{wéi}，達 之 於 其 所-為{wéi}，義 也。|All men have some things which they cannot '''bear'''; extend that feeling to what they can '''bear''', and humaneness will be the result. All men have some things which they will not do; extend that feeling to the things which they do, and righteousness will be the result.|ref=Mengzi-L}}
# to [[forbear]]
#: {{zh-x|忍 笑|to stifle a laugh}}
#: {{zh-x|忍 著[着]{zhe} 眼淚|to hold back tears}}
#* {{zh-x|子曰：「巧言 亂 德，小-不忍 則 亂 大-謀。」|The Master said, "Crafty words confound virtue. Want of '''forbearance''' in small matters confounds great plans."|ref=Lunyu}}
# to [[have]] the [[heart]] to; to be [[hardhearted]] [[enough]] to
# {{lb|zh|literary}} [[cruel]]; [[callous]]
#* {{zh-x|維 此 良人、弗-求 弗-迪。<br>維 彼 忍心、是-顧 是-復。|Here is a good man, but he is not sought out nor employed.</br>There is a '''cruel'''-hearted man, and he is thought of and promoted once and again.|ref=Shijing}}

====Synonyms====
* {{s|to endure}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|忍受}}
* {{s|to have the heart to}} {{zh-l|忍心}}
* {{s|cruel}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|殘暴}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|不忍|不忍下手|不忍坐視|不忍心|不忍言|不忍釋手|動心忍性|包羞忍恥|吞聲忍氣|吞聲忍讓|含垢忍恥|含垢忍辱|含悲忍淚|含羞忍辱|堅忍|堅忍不拔|容忍|弘忍|強忍|忍不住|忍俊不禁|忍冬|忍受|忍垢|忍垢偷生|忍尤含詬|忍心|忍心害理|忍性|忍恥偷生|忍恥含垢|忍恥含羞|忍氣吞聲|忍無可忍|忍田|忍痛|忍石|忍者|忍者龜|忍耐|忍術|忍讓|忍辱|忍辱偷生|忍辱含垢|忍辱含羞|忍辱求全|忍辱負重|忍飢挨餓|忍饑受渴|忍饑受餓|忮忍|愛不忍釋|慘不忍睹|慘不忍聞|於心不忍|於心何忍|殘忍|氣忍聲吞|濡忍|猜忍|痛不堪忍|百忍|目不忍睹|目不忍視|相忍為國|聲吞氣忍|能忍自安|落忍|隱忍|難以忍受|難忍|不忍人之心}}

===Descendants===
* {{desc|vi|nhịn|bor=1}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Elementary Mandarin}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanji forms-IVS
|vs1=01
|vs2=04
|col-vs1=aj
|col-vs2=hdmj
|pic-vs1=U5fcd-kyu.svg
|ref={{R:Kanjipedia|0005460700}}
}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=心03}}

# [[patience]], [[endurance]], [[stamina]].

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=にん
|kanon=じん
|kun=しの-ぶ, しの-ばせる
|nanori=おし, しの, しのぶ, たう, たふ
}}

====Compounds====
{{der3|ja
|{{ja-r|忍ばせる|しのばせる}}
|{{ja-r|忍ぶ|しのぶ}}
|{{ja-r|忍び逢い|しのびあい}}
|{{ja-r|忍び足|しのびあし}}
|{{ja-r|忍び入る|しのび.いる}}
|{{ja-r|忍び難い|しのびがたい}}
|{{ja-r|忍び込む|しのびこむ}}
|{{ja-r|忍び声|しのびごえ}}
|{{ja-r|忍び泣き|しのびなき}}
|{{ja-r|忍び泣く|しのびなく}}
|{{ja-r|忍び音|しのびね}}
|{{ja-r|忍びやか|しのびやか}}
|{{ja-r|忍び寄る|しのびよる}}
|{{ja-r|忍び笑い|しのびわらい}}
|{{ja-r|忍苦|にんく}}
|{{ja-r|忍者|にんじゃ}}
|{{ja-r|忍従|にんじゅう}}
|{{ja-r|忍術|にんじゅつ}}
|{{ja-r|忍耐|にんたい}}
|{{ja-r|忍耐強い|にんたいづよい}}
|{{ja-r|忍耐力|にんたいりょく}}
|{{ja-r|忍法|にんぽう}}
|{{ja-r|押忍|おす}}, {{ja-r|押忍|おっす}}
|{{ja-r|恋い忍ぶ|こいしのぶ}}
|{{ja-r|堪え忍ぶ|たえしのぶ}}
|{{ja-r|耐え忍ぶ|たえしのぶ}}
|{{ja-r|隠忍|いんにん}}
|{{ja-r|勘忍|かんにん}}
|{{ja-r|堪忍|かんにん}}
|{{ja-r|堪忍袋|かんにんぶくろ}}
|{{ja-r|堅忍|けんにん}}
|{{ja-r|堅忍不抜|けんにんふばつ}}
|{{ja-r|残忍|ざんにん}}
}}

===Etymology===
{{ja-kanjitab|しの|o1=ぶ|yomi=k}}
{{swp|lang=ja|シノブ}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|しのぶ|シノブ}}

# squirrel's foot fern, {{taxlink|Davallia mariesii|species}}
#: {{syn|ja|忍草|tr=shinobu-gusa}}

====Usage notes====
{{U:ja:biology}}

===Proper noun===
{{ja-pos|proper|しのぶ}}

# {{given name|ja|unisex|sort=しのぶ}}
# {{surname|ja|sort=しのぶ}}

===References===
<references/>

{{C|ja|Ferns}}

==Korean==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|ko|Middle Korean readings, if any}}

===Pronunciation===
{{ko-hanja-pron|인}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|참다|인}}

# {{rfdef|ko}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|readings=nhẫn,nhịn,những,nhẩn,nhẵn|rs=心03}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=心03}}