慎

shèn · zhèn

careful · cautious

Radical: 忄 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

性情离惊怀快忧慢怪恨禽恒

Same radical

性情离惊怀快忧慢怪恨禽恒悔悟恤

Stroke Order · 13 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

慎=忄+真

Etymology

heart

Meanings

careful

cautious

shèn

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Words with 慎 124 total

careful · reverently恪慎kè shèn cautious · prudent谨慎jǐn shèn vigilant · cautious戒慎jiè shèn

Idioms with 慎 24 total

timid and overcautious · meticulous to a fault · cautious and meticulous · timorous and punctilious · prissy · overcautious谨小慎微jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi speak and act cautiously · be discreet in word and deed · mind one's P's and Q's谨言慎行jǐn yán shèn xíng modest and prudent谦虚谨慎qiān xū jǐn shèn