耐心

Etymology · 词源

“耐”早期与古代刑罚名称有关，是“耏”的异体写法；后来借用、引申为能够承受，于是形成“耐心、耐用”的现代意义。 “心”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“耐心”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

耐 was historically a variant used for the ancient punishment term 耏. It was later borrowed and extended to mean “to withstand,” producing modern senses such as patient and durable. Pictograph of a heart. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 耐心 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。