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宽容 (kuān róng) — to be tolerant of, to show leniency towards; to forgive

Definition

宽容 (kuānróng) is a verb meaning to tolerate or forgive someone's faults. Compared with 宽恕 (more about pardoning a specific wrong) and 包容 (broader, 'to contain/embrace'), 宽容 emphasizes a patient, generous attitude toward people's mistakes.

verb
to be tolerant ofto show leniency towardsto forgive

Examples

  • 宽容。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi kuān róng bié rén de xiǎo cuò wù.
    We should be tolerant of others' small mistakes.
  • 宽容。
    Tā kuān róng le nà ge fàn cuò de yuán gōng.
    He forgave the employee who made a mistake.
  • 宽容，。
    Xué huì kuān róng tā rén, shì yì zhǒng měi dé.
    Learning to be tolerant of others is a virtue.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 寬; 宽 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánhouse
Sound part声符shēngfú
萈
萈huán寬kuān
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 寬 pairs 宀, a house, with 萈, a goat used for sound, to show a spacious house; the simplified 宽 is a later abbreviation.

Open 宽 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng容róng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 容, the 宀 (roof) part points to holding or containing, and 公 gives the sound.

Open 容 →
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