敏锐
mǐnruì · HSK 7
sharp
🦅🔪 敏 quick + 锐 sharp = quick-and-sharp senses, like a hawk spotting prey
敏 means nimble or sensitive (as in 敏感, sensitive); 锐 means sharp or pointed (as in 锐利, sharp-edged). Together they describe senses or wits that react fast and cut fine: keen, acute, incisive.
敏 — every 每 + tap/strike 攵
敏 combines 每 (every, originally a woman with hair ornament) with 攵 (a hand holding a stick, indicating action). The original sense suggested quick, diligent action — responding swiftly to every task. It came to mean 'quick, agile, sharp' in both physical and mental senses.