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Translingual
Han character
耐 (Kangxi radical 126, 而+3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 一月木戈 (MBDI), four-corner 14200, composition ⿰而寸)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 962, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28879
- Dae Jaweon: page 1409, character 24
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2811, character 3
- Unihan data for U+8010
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 耐
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*nɯːs
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| 耏
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*nɯːs, *njɯ
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| 而
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*njɯ
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| 鮞
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*njɯ, *njuɡ
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| 鴯
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*njɯ
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| 栭
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*njɯ
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| 陑
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*njɯ
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| 峏
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*njɯ
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| 輀
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*njɯ
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| 胹
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*njɯ
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| 洏
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*njɯ
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| 髵
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*njɯ
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| 恧
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*nɯɡ, *nuɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *nɯːs) : phonetic 而 (OC *njɯ) + semantic 寸.
Etymology 1
STEDT compares this to 難 (OC *n̥ʰaːn, *naːns) and Proto-Tibeto-Burman *na-n/t (“ill, pain, sore, ache, difficult, evil spirit”)
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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耐
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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nài
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ nojH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*nˁə-s/
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| English
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endure
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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耐
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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2718
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Phonetic
component
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而
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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耐
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Old
Chinese
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/*nɯːs/
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| Notes
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說文同耏
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Definitions
耐
- to be durable; to be able to withstand
- 耐火 ― nàihuǒ ― fire resistant
- to bear; to endure
- 吃苦耐勞／吃苦耐劳 ― chīkǔnàiláo ― (literally) to consume bitterness and to endure hardship
- (Cantonese, of time) long; taking a long time to happen
我已經等咗好耐呀！ [Cantonese, trad.]
我已经等咗好耐呀！ [Cantonese, simp.]- ngo5 ji5 ging1 dang2 zo2 hou2 noi6 aa3!
- I've already waited forever!
架巴士咁耐都未嚟㗎？ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- gaa3 baa1 si6-2 gam3 noi6 dou1 mei6 lai4 gaa3?
- Why is the bus taking so long to arrive?
- (literary) to be worth; to merit; to deserve; to be worthy of
- (literary) suitable; appropriate
- (literary) an ancient punishment involving shaving one's beard and temples
Synonyms
- 克服 (kèfú)
- 包容 (bāoróng)
- 受
- 含 (literary, or in compounds)
- 容忍 (róngrěn)
- 忍 (rěn)
- 忍受 (rěnshòu)
- 忍耐 (rěnnài)
- 打限 (Malaysia, Singapore)
- 消受 (xiāoshòu)
Dialectal synonyms of
久 (“long (time)”)
- 值得
- 值當／值当 (zhídàng) (Mandarin, colloquial, including Jin)
- 犯 (fàn)
- 足 (literary, or in compounds)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
耐
- Alternative form of 能 (“to be able to”)
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 耐 – see 倷 (“you; you; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 倷). |
References
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “耐”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 162.
Japanese
Kanji
耐
(Jōyō kanji)
- to withstand
Readings
Korean
Hanja
耐 (eumhun 견딜 내 (gyeondil nae))
- hanja form? of 내 (“endure, bear”)
- hanja form? of 내 (“resist”)
- hanja form? of 내 (“patient”)
Vietnamese
Han character
耐: Hán Việt readings: nại[1]
耐: Nôm readings: nại[1][2], nề[1][2], nài[2]
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