谨

jǐn

cautious · careful

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

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Same radical

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Stroke Order · 13 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

谨=讠+堇

Etymology

speech

Meanings

cautious

careful

solemnly

sincerely (formal)

jǐn

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Idioms with 谨 16 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