谨

cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,883 U+8C28

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 堇 (phonetic, jǐn)

components: 讠堇

careful · Heisig RSH #1240

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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 堇

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 堇 (jǐn) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
堇 sound component	jǐn	yellow loam; clay; season; few
勤	qín	industrious, diligent, attentive
艰	jiān	difficult, hard; hardship
廑	jǐn	hut; careful
觐	jìn	an audience with the emperor
槿	jǐn	hibiscus
鄞	yín	a county in Zhejiang province
厪	jǐn	hut; diligent; careful
瑾	jǐn	the brilliance or luster of a gem

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
小心谨慎	xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn	cautious and timid (idiom); prudent; careful
谨上	jǐn shàng	respectfully yours (in closing a letter)
谨记	jǐn jì	to remember with reverence; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
谨防	jǐn fáng	to guard against; to beware of
谨守	jǐn shǒu	to adhere strictly (to the rules)
严谨	yán jǐn	rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous
谨严	jǐn yán	meticulous; rigorous
勤谨	qín jǐn	diligent and painstaking
谨启	jǐn qǐ	to respectfully inform (used at the beginning or end of letters)
谨订	jǐn dìng	would like to invite (epistolary style)
拘谨	jū jǐn	reserved; overcautious
恭谨	gōng jǐn	(literary) respectful; deferential
谨慎	jǐn shèn	cautious; prudent