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腼

靦
miǎn
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 腼腆) shy; bashful

Examples

HSK 7-9
这个孩子很腼腆，不敢在陌生人面前说话。
Zhège háizi hěn miǎntiǎn, bùgǎn zài mòshēngrén miànqián shuōhuà.
This child is very shy and dares not speak in front of strangers.
HSK 7-9
她低下头，腼腆地笑了。
Tā dī xià tóu, miǎntiǎn de xiào le.
She lowered her head and gave a bashful smile.

Tips

usage
Bound; it appears only in 腼腆 ('shy, bashful'). Remember the pair together rather than the single character.

Components

radical
⺼ ròu
flesh; body (radical form)
The flesh radical, the body-part form of 肉. Here it links the word to the face flushing with embarrassment, the bodily side of shyness.
phonetic
面 miàn
face; phonetic
Face, giving the sound miǎn and a fitting hint: shyness shows on the face. The same element appears in 湎.

Stroke Order

腼 miǎn