敏mǐn · mǐng
fast, quick; clever, smart. 11 strokes, radical 攵, first met in HSK 5.
What 敏 is made of
每 (měi, each) and 攵 (pū, to rap).
攵 carries the meaning — strike — and 每 carries the sound.
How to write 敏
Strokes 1–7 write 每, then strokes 8–11 write 攵.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 敏
Words that use 敏
| 过敏 | allergic, to have an allergy 指身体接触某物后产生的异常反应 他一接触花粉就会过敏发痒。He gets allergic and itchy the moment he touches pollen. Lesson 430, 避害迎祥 · 生活百味与造化丹青 · Everyday Sentiments & Scenic Wonders |
| 敏感 | sensitive 指对外界刺激反应十分灵敏 传感器对微弱震动极其敏感。The sensor was extremely sensitive to faint vibrations. Lesson 457, 朗澈明辨 · 商海统筹与求真明理 · Commercial Strategy & Rational Inquiry |
Characters that share the sound part 每
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
Characters that contain 敏
More characters with the radical 攵
All 15 of them, and what the radical means, on the 攵 radical page.