How to write 敏

敏 [mǐn] 1. Swift, agile. - Quick; nimble. - Examples: 敏捷 (agile), 敏感 (sensitive), 敏锐 (sharp), 敏达 (quick and perceptive). - Synonyms: 灵活 (flexible), 聪明 (smart), 神经过敏 (nervous). 2. Diligent. - To endeavor. - Example: 敏求 (striving to seek). 本义: 动作快 (Original meaning: quick action) 造字法: 形声 (Phonetic and semantic structure) 同本义: 迅速，灵活 (Same as original meaning: quick, agile) 引申: 1. 《说文》：敏，疾也。 (Xu Shen: Quick, fast.) 2. 《诗·小雅·甫田》：曾孙不怒，农夫克敏。 (The grandson does not get angry, the farmers excel in agility.) 3. 《论语·里仁》：君子欲纳于言而敏于行。 (The gentleman wishes to be precise in speech and agile in action.) 4. 《论语·学而》：敏于事而慎于言。 (Quick in affairs yet cautious in words.) 例: 敏给 (quick response), 敏赡 (quick and wise), 敏疾 (swift), 敏思 (quick-witted), 敏才 (agile thought). 3. Intelligent, clever. - Examples: 敏悟 (perceptive), 敏博 (knowledgeable), 敏达 (quick and understanding), 敏隽 (talented), 敏智 (wise), 敏识 (knowledgeable), 敏瞻 (insightful). 引: 1. 《论语·颜渊》：回虽不敏，请事斯语矣。 (Even though Hui is not sharp, please attend to this teaching.) 2. 彭端淑《为学一首示子侄》：是故聪与敏，可恃而不可恃也。 (Thus, intelligence and agility can be relied upon but not fully depended upon.) 3. 《孟子·梁惠王上》：我虽不敏。 (Even if I am not nimble.) 4. 《左传·僖公三十三年》：礼成而加之以敏。 (After the ceremonies, add nimbleness to it.) 另外： 勤勉 (Diligent) 引: 1. 《论语·公冶长》：敏而好学，不耻下问。 (Diligent and loves learning; does not feel ashamed to ask questions.) 2. 《礼记·中庸》：人道敏政。 (The way of man is to be diligent in governance.) 例: 敏行 (to diligently cultivate oneself), 敏求 (diligently seeking), 敏学 (hardworking in study). 名：假借为“拇”。足大指 (Noun: borrowed for "big toe"). 引: 1. 《诗·大雅·生民》：履帝武(足迹)敏，歆，攸介攸止。 (Footprints of the Emperor are agile and responsive.)