敏
(bound form) quick; nimble; agile; (bound form) quick-witted; smart
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,822 U+654F
How 敏 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
攵 (semantic, “strike”) + 每 (phonetic, měi)
How to remember it
quick-witted · Heisig RSH #1713
每 every + taskmaster
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 每
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 每 (měi) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 每 sound component | měi | each, every |
| 海 | hǎi | sea, ocean; maritime |
| 梅 | méi | plum; prune; surname |
| 霉 | méi | mildew, mold, rot |
| 悔 | huǐ | to regret, to repent, to show remorse |
| 酶 | méi | enzyme; to ferment |
| 莓 | méi | moss; edible berries |
| 晦 | huì | dark, obscure, unclear; night |
| 诲 | huì | to teach, to instruct; to encourage, to urge |
| 脢 | méi | flesh |
Words containing 敏
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 威斯敏斯特教堂 | Wēi sī mǐn sī tè Jiào táng | Westminster Abbey, London |
| 过敏性反应 | guò mǐn xìng fǎn yìng | allergic reaction; hypersensitive reaction; anaphylaxis |
| 神经过敏 | shén jīng guò mǐn | jumpy; nervous; oversensitive |
| 过敏反应 | guò mǐn fǎn yìng | allergic reaction |
| 过敏性休克 | guò mǐn xìng xiū kè | anaphylactic shock |
| 花粉过敏 | huā fěn guò mǐn | hay fever |
| 过敏性 | guò mǐn xìng | hypersensitive; allergic reaction; anaphylaxis |
| 超敏反应 | chāo mǐn fǎn yìng | hypersensitivity |
| 敏感性 | mǐn gǎn xìng | sensitive; sensitivity |
| 过敏原 | guò mǐn yuán | allergen; anaphylactogen |
| 特敏福 | Tè mǐn fú | (HK) Tamiflu |
| 士敏土 | shì mǐn tǔ | cement (loanword) (old) |
| 灵敏度 | líng mǐn dù | (level of) sensitivity |
| 热敏纸 | rè mǐn zhǐ | thermal paper |
| 身手敏捷 | shēn shǒu mǐn jié | agile; nimble; deft |
| 额敏县 | É mǐn Xiàn | Emin, a county in Tacheng Prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang |
| 辐射敏感性 | fú shè mǐn gǎn xìng | radiosensitivity |
| 机敏 | jī mǐn | agility |
| 西敏 | Xī mǐn | Westminster, a London borough |
| 思路敏捷 | sī lù mǐn jié | quick-witted |