谨
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cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 言 +11
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 謹
- Common rank
- #2,883
- Unicode
- U+8C28
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 谨 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 meaning “speech” + 堇 sound ()
Components 讠 堇
How to remember it
careful · Heisig RSH #1240
words + spinach
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 谨
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小心谨慎 | cautious and timid (idiom); prudent; careful | |
| 谨上 | respectfully yours (in closing a letter) | |
| 谨记 | to remember with reverence; to bear in mind; to keep in mind | |
| 谨防 | to guard against; to beware of | |
| 谨守 | to adhere strictly (to the rules) | |
| 严谨 | rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous | |
| 谨严 | meticulous; rigorous | |
| 勤谨 | diligent and painstaking | |
| 谨启 | to respectfully inform (used at the beginning or end of letters) | |
| 谨订 | would like to invite (epistolary style) | |
| 拘谨 | reserved; overcautious | |
| 恭谨 | (literary) respectful; deferential | |
| 谨慎 | cautious; prudent |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 堇 — compare how they read.