耐 (nài) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 耐 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 耐
耐心
patient; patience
教小朋友需要很大的耐心。
Jiāo xiǎopéngyou xūyào hěn dà de nàixīn.
Teaching young children requires a lot of patience.
Tasks Featuring 耐 / 相关任务
Words containing 耐 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 耐
耐 (nài) means to endure; patient (as in 耐心). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".