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勉

miǎn

to endeavor, to make an effort; to urge

🔤 Pictophonetic: 力 (strength) provides meaning, 免 provides pronunciation
HSK 6 9 strokes Common (21%)
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免
miǎn
to spare, to excuse from; to evade
力
lì
strength, power; capability, influence
⿺免力 i

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Component Tree i

miǎn
免
to spare, to excuse from; to evade
7 strokes HSK 4
lì
力
strength, power; capability, influence
💡 Ideographic: A plow's head representing strength
2 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 勉 (14)

miǎnqiǎng
勉强 ↗
HSK 6
to do with difficulty / to force sb to do sth / reluctant / barely enough
miǎnlì
勉励 ↗
HSK 6
to encourage
miǎn
勉 ↗
to exhort / to make an effort
miǎnmiǎnqiǎngqiǎng
勉勉强强 ↗
to achieve with difficulty / only just up to the task / barely adequate
miǎnwéiqínán
勉为其难 ↗
to tackle a difficult job / to do something reluctantly
MiǎnXiàn
勉县 ↗
Mian County in Hanzhong [[漢中|汉中<Hànzhōng>]], Shaanxi
qínmiǎn
勤勉 ↗
diligence / diligent / industrious
quànmiǎn
劝勉 ↗
to advise / to encourage
hùmiǎn
互勉 ↗
to encourage each other
yǒuzégǎizhī,wúzéjiāmiǎn
有则改之，无则加勉 ↗
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
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