容忍
róngrěn · HSK 7
tolerate
🫦🤐 容忍 = 容 contain/hold + 忍 endure = hold it in and endure = tolerate
容 means to contain or hold; 忍 means to endure or bear (it has 心 heart under 刃 blade). Together: you contain the discomfort and bear it without reacting, which is exactly what it means to tolerate or condone something.
忍 — blade 刃 (phonetic) + heart 心 (semantic)
忍 is a semantic-phonetic compound: 心 'heart' below gives the meaning, while 刃 'blade' above provides the sound. The image of a blade over the heart vividly suggests enduring pain or restraining oneself, hence the meanings 'endure, bear, be patient'.