Chinese symbol for “keen”
敏锐
mǐn ruì
Traditional: 敏銳
keen; sharp; acute
The closest CC-CEDICT match for keen is 敏锐 (mǐn ruì), defined as: keen; sharp; acute.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “keen”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灵敏 (靈敏) | líng mǐn | smart; clever |
| 锐利 (銳利) | ruì lì | sharp; keen |
| 尖 | jiān | pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing |
| 尖利 | jiān lì | sharp; keen |
| 灵醒 (靈醒) | líng xǐng | (of senses, mind etc) alert; keen |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 敏锐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敏感 | mǐn gǎn | sensitive; susceptible |
| 过敏 (過敏) | guò mǐn | (medicine) allergic; hypersensitive; (fig.) oversensitive; prone to overreact |
| 敏捷 | mǐn jié | nimble; quick |
| 灵敏 (靈敏) | líng mǐn | smart; clever |
| 过敏性 (過敏性) | guò mǐn xìng | hypersensitive; allergic reaction |
| 尖锐 (尖銳) | jiān ruì | sharp; intense |
| 精锐 (精銳) | jīng ruì | elite (e.g. troops); crack |
| 锐利 (銳利) | ruì lì | sharp; keen |
See also: Japanese symbol for “keen”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.