腆 tiǎn good
good; strong
How to remember 腆: 月 meat + 典 reference book = good. The farmer's son eats a plate of meat and studies a thick reference book every night, and his proud mother says he is growing up good.
Component breakdown
腆 = 月 meat + 典 reference book
- 月 meat
- 典 reference book
- 𠀃 frame
- 一 one
- ⿰丨丨 eye on end
- 八 eight
The farmer's son eats a plate of meat and studies a thick reference book every night, and his proud mother says he is growing up good.
How it is used
- Mostly bound in 腼腆 (miǎntiǎn) shy, bashful - its main modern home.
- On its own it can mean to stick out/thrust forward: 腆着肚子 (tiǎnzhe dùzi) to strut with belly stuck out - a vivid, colloquial image.