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敏

mǐn
adjective #8,207

Meanings

  1. 1 quick
  2. 2 nimble
  3. 3 sharp

Examples

HSK 7-9
她的感觉很灵敏，能听到别人听不到的声音。
Tā de gǎnjué hěn língmǐn, néng tīngdào biéren tīng bùdào de shēngyīn.
Her senses are very sharp - she can hear sounds others miss.
HSK 7-9
他对海鲜过敏，所以从不吃虾。
Tā duì hǎixiān guòmǐn, suǒyǐ cóngbù chī xiā.
He's allergic to seafood, so he never eats shrimp.
HSK 7-9
宗教在很多国家是敏感话题。
Zōngjiào zài hěnduō guójiā shì mǐngǎn huàtí.
Religion is a sensitive topic in many countries.

Tips

memory
每 (every) + 攵 (action) - quick in every action.

Components

radical
攵 pū
tap; strike (radical form)
Right rap radical (abbreviated 攴) - a hand holding a stick. In 敏 it implies prompt response to a tap, giving the sense of being quick and nimble. Same radical anchors action verbs like 教 (teach), 政 (govern), 救 (rescue), 改 (change) - all involving directed striking or active intervention.
phonetic
每 měi
every; mother-figure
Left 每 supplies the sound - měi shifting to mǐn with rime change. Originally 每 depicted a mother with hairpins (a senior woman). Pair it with the tapping radical on the right and the picture is of a quick, alert woman responding to a stick-tap. Same phonetic family: 海 sea, 梅 plum, 悔 regret.

Stroke Order

敏 mǐn