谦
modest
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,744 U+8C26
How 谦 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 兼 (phonetic, jiān)
How to remember it
unassuming · Heisig RSH #2218
words + 兼 double
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 兼
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 兼 (jiān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兼 sound component | jiān | both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine |
| 嫌 | xián | to hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect |
| 赚 | zhuàn | to earn, to profit, to make money |
| 歉 | qiàn | deficient, lacking; to apologize, to regret, to be sorry |
| 蒹 | jiān | common reed; Phragmites communis |
| 鹣 | jiān | phoenix; fabulous mythical bird |
| 慊 | qiè | satisfied, content |
| 缣 | jiān | fine silk |
Words containing 谦
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 满招损，谦受益 | mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì | (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit; pride comes before a fall |
| 囊谦县 | Náng qiān Xiàn | Nangqên, a county in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu… |
| 自谦 | zì qiān | modest; self-deprecating |
| 谦语 | qiān yǔ | humble expression |
| 谦和 | qiān hé | meek; modest; amiable |
| 谦词 | qiān cí | modest word (grammar) |
| 谦称 | qiān chēng | modest appellation |
| 谦虚 | qiān xū | modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks |
| 谦辞 | qiān cí | humble words; self-deprecatory expression; to modestly decline |
| 囊谦 | Náng qiān | see 囊謙縣|囊谦县[Nang2 qian1 Xian4] |
| 谦让 | qiān ràng | to modestly decline |
| 谦诚 | qiān chéng | modest and sincere; humble |
| 谦逊 | qiān xùn | humble; modest; unpretentious; modesty |
| 谦卑 | qiān bēi | humble |
| 谦恭 | qiān gōng | polite and modest |