Chinese

敏感

/min²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
sensitive
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 7

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Lineage

  • characterChinese敏 “quick”
    • soundChinese每 “lush”
      • meaningChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
      • soundChinese母 “mother”
    • meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
  • characterChinese感 “to move (someone); to affect; to touch; to arouse”
    • soundChinese咸 “all; completely”
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆/颗 m; 個/个 c; 粒 mn)”

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