敏

mǐn
#1,434 most
frequent character
(bound form) quick, nimble, agile

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

敏 has 每 měi as the sound part, while 攵 is now empty. 攵 was once 夂 zhǐ 'foot', a picture part. The first meaning was 'quick, agile', which later grew to 'clever, perceptive'.

Drawn as: foot

敏 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
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