Usage of the character 荏
rěn
荏
[荏]
- beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens)
- soft
- weak
rěnrǎn
荏苒
[荏苒]
- (literary) (of time) to slip away
guāngyīn-rěnrǎn
光阴荏苒
[光陰荏苒]
- (idiom) How time flies!
sèlìnèirěn
色厉内荏
[色厲內荏]
- lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart
- a sheep in wolf's clothing