忍受
rěnshòu · HSK 5
to bear; to endure
忍 = blade 刃 over heart 心 (endure pain); 受 = receive/accept
忍 shows a blade 刃 pressing on a heart 心 — the classic character for bearing what hurts. 受 means to receive or accept. Together: receive-and-bear, i.e. endure or put up with 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'.
受 — hand 爫 (top) + 冖 + hand 又 (bottom)
Originally a pictograph showing two hands passing an object (the middle 冖 represented a boat or tray) between them. It depicted the act of giving and receiving, so the character meant both 'to give' and 'to receive.' Later 授 was created with the hand radical 扌 to mean 'give,' leaving 受 to mean 'receive' or 'accept.'