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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
堅忍 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
堅忍 ＝ 堅 ＋ 忍
ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˇ · jiānrěn
adj — steadfast and enduring; able to bear hardship without giving up

字源 FORM — what the parts do

堅firm; hard (堅固)jiān
忍to endure; bear (忍受)rěna blade 刃 over the heart 心
堅忍，堅固的堅，忍受的忍。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

刀（刃）擱在心（心）上，咬牙撐住（堅），不喊一聲。
A blade (刃) rests on the heart (心), and one holds firm (堅), not a sound.
記憶法
關 · Related
忍耐rěnnàito endure patiently — the same 忍堅毅jiānyìfirm and resolute — the same firm 堅