敏
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mǐn · fast, quick

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

攵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 敏

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mǐnWords pronounced mǐn
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Example sentences

Notice where 敏 sits in each complete thought.

Zài guò mǐn de jì jié bú duàn dì xǐng tā de bízi .在过敏的季节不断地擤他的鼻子.

Constantly blowing his nose in allergy season.

Source: Tatoeba #1597382 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā duì dāng xià de liú xíng hěn mǐn gǎn.她对当下的流行很敏感。

She's highly influenced by current trends.

Source: Tatoeba #334865 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wán zhè xiē diàn nǎo yóu xì yào fǎn yìng líng mǐn.玩这些电脑游戏要反应灵敏。

You need to have quick reactions to play these computer games.

Source: Tatoeba #4929474 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kě lián de māo! tā wú fǎ zhuā zhù mǐn jié de lǎo shǔ.可怜的猫! 她无法抓住敏捷的老鼠。

Poor cat! She can't catch the nimble mouse.

Source: Tatoeba #7139267 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duì huā fěn guò mǐn.我对花粉过敏。

I am allergic to pollen.

Source: Tatoeba #1895539 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě néng duì huā fěn huò huī chén guò mǐn.你可能对花粉或灰尘过敏。

Probably you are allergic to pollen or dust.

Source: Tatoeba #5967315 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 敏 in context

  1. Say mǐn, then recall the core meaning: fast, quick.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 敏感 (mǐn gǎn), meaning “sensitive”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 敏 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.