U+97E7 "韧" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+97E7 "韧" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means tough, pliable yet strong, or tenacious, often used to describe materials like leather or metal that can withstand bending without breaking. It is composed of two main components: the radical 韦 (leather), which hints at its original association with soft but durable animal hides, and the phonetic component 刃 (blade), which contributes to its pronunciation (rèn in Mandarin). Beyond physical toughness, this character is commonly employed in abstract contexts to denote resilience, perseverance, and unyielding willpower, appearing in words such as 韧性 (toughness) and 坚韧 (unyielding). In the Unicode standard, it belongs to the CJK Unified Ideographs block, encoding a character used across Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing systems, though its modern usage is most prevalent in Chinese.