勉
HSK 7–9

勉 (miǎn): endeavor, make effort, urge

miǎn

endeavor, make effort, urge

Can't type a character? Find it by drawing it, in any stroke order.

Pinyin

miǎn

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

endeavor, make effort, urge

How to Write 勉 (miǎn)

勉 is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Watch it written

Practice stroke order yourself in Hanzi Express with full touch support

Origin of 勉

A phono-semantic compound: 力 (strength) carries the meaning, and 免 hints at the pronunciation.

What 勉 is Made Of

勉 is built from 2 components:

免to spare, to excuse from
力strength, power

Learn 勉 with Hanzi Express

  • ✓ Spaced repetition, remember it for life
  • ✓ AI-powered meaning checking
  • ✓ 13,000+ characters across 100 levels

Words Using 勉

Common Chinese words that contain 勉:

勉励

miǎnlì

勉强

miǎnqiǎng

Master 勉 and 13,000+ more characters

Hanzi Express uses proven spaced repetition and AI-powered answer checking. Start with HSK 1. The first 3 levels are free.