腼 (miǎn): used in 靦腆|腼腆

腼 (miǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 靦腆|腼腆.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 面 (phonetic). It ranks #3101 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 腼 flesh. Its radical form ⺼ (⺼) appears in many related characters such as 肴 (yáo, cooked dishes), 腆 (tiǎn, make strong (as liquors)), 臀 (tún, buttocks).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-913 strokesFrequency #3101⺼ semantic面 phonetic

Definitions

  1. used in 靦腆|腼腆

Etymology & Origin

腼

pictophoneticflesh

Decomposition: ⿰⺼面 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
腼腆adjectivemiǎn tiǎnshy
1
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

腼 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 腼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

腆tiǎn
0.877181 co-occurrences
羞xiū
0.50120 co-occurrences
害hài
0.34816 co-occurrences
较jiào
0.33510 co-occurrences
格gé
0.33136 co-occurrences
性xìng
0.31436 co-occurrences
的de
0.15646 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我在字典里查到了腼字的详细解释。

wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le miǎn zì de xiáng xì jiě shì .

I looked up the detailed definition of the character "腼" in the dictionary.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

我立刻热情邀请对方也来打卡,对方却腼腆摆手推辞。

wǒ lì kè rè qíng yāo qǐng duì fāng yě lái dǎ kǎ , duì fāng què miǎn tiǎn bǎi shǒu tuī cí .

I immediately and enthusiastically invited the other person to check in as well, but they shyly waved their hand to decline.

中国新闻网·文化Jul 2026

今年同样18岁的黄健宾,身形瘦小,性格腼腆,是本次锦标赛甲组障碍南狮冠军队伍的狮头。

jīn nián tóng yàng 1 8 suì de huáng jiàn bīn , shēn xíng shòu xiǎo , xìng gé miǎn tiǎn , shì běn cì jǐn biāo sài jiǎ zǔ zhàng ài nán shī guàn jūn duì wǔ de shī tóu .

Huang Jianbin, who is also 18 years old this year, is slight of build and shy by nature; he served as the lion head for the championship team in the Group A South Lion Obstacle event at this tournament.

中国新闻网·文化Jun 2026

在新疆打卡“冒着热气”的馕饼,他被卖馕小哥腼腆而明亮的微笑打动。

zài xīn jiāng dǎ kǎ mào zhe rè qì de 馕 bǐng , tā bèi mài 馕 xiǎo gē miǎn tiǎn ér míng liàng de wēi xiào dǎ dòng .

While trying some “steaming hot” naan in Xinjiang, he was touched by the shy yet bright smile of the young man selling it.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (flesh) component

Related Characters

Homophones — Characters pronounced miǎn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 腼 (miǎn) mean in Chinese?
腼 (miǎn) primarily means "used in 靦腆|腼腆." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3101 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 腼 have?
腼 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 腼?
The radical associated with 腼 is ⺼. This radical appears in many characters related to this concept.
What are the components of 腼?
腼 is composed of: ⺼ (semantic), 面 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰⺼面 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 腼?
Common words with 腼 include: 腼腆 (miǎn tiǎn, "shy"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 腼 (miǎn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation miǎn: 缅 (Myanmar (formerly Burma) (abbr. for 緬甸|缅甸)). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 腼 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 腼 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.