谨 (jǐn): cautious, careful, solemnly
谨 (jǐn) is a Chinese character meaning “cautious.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 堇 (phonetic). It ranks #1895 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 谨 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- cautious
- careful
- solemnly
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 谨
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小心谨慎phrase | xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn | cautious and timid (idiom) |
| 严谨adjective | yán jǐn | rigorous |
| 拘谨adjective | jū jǐn | reserved |
| 谨防verb | jǐn fáng | to guard against |
| 谨启verb | jǐn qǐ | to respectfully inform (used at the beginning or end of letters) |
| 谨上verb | jǐn shàng | respectfully yours (in closing a letter) |
| 谨记verb | jǐn jì | to remember with reverence |
| 谨严adjective | jǐn yán | meticulous |
| 谨守verb | jǐn shǒu | to adhere strictly (to the rules) |
| 谨订 | jǐn dìng | would like to invite (epistolary style) |
| 恭谨adjective | gōng jǐn | (literary) respectful |
| 勤谨adjective | qín jǐn | diligent and painstaking |
谨 appears in 13 compound words: 62 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 8 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 谨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
他谨论自由，但也要注意言辞得当。
tā jǐn lún zì yóu , dàn yě yāo zhù yì yán cí dé dāng .
He should speak cautiously about freedom, but also be mindful of his choice of words.
杨谨华晒激吻照贺10周年 老公深情告白:这辈...
yáng jǐn huá shài jī wěn zhào hè 1 0 zhōu nián lǎo gōng shēn qíng gào bái : zhè bèi . . .
Yang Jin Hua Shares Passionate Kiss Photo to Celebrate 10th Anniversary; Husband's Heartfelt Confession: "This Lifetime..."
摩根士丹利对美国液化天然气持谨慎态度,供应潮恐威胁价格
mó gēn shì dān lì duì měi guó yè huà tiān rán qì chí jǐn shèn tài dù , gōng yīng cháo kǒng wēi xié jià gé
Morgan Stanley is cautious about US LNG, and the supply surge may threaten prices
联储局沃勒指当局须谨慎部署采用AI技术
lián chǔ jú wò lè zhǐ dāng jú xū jǐn shèn bù shǔ cǎi yòng A I jì shù
Federal Reserve Waller said that authorities must be cautious in deploying AI technology
...后甩一甩会不会导致尿失禁?盆底肌松弛者需谨慎吗
. . . hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi huì bù huì dǎo zhì niào shī jīn ? pén de jī sōng chí zhě xū jǐn shèn ma
... Will a back shake cause urinary incontinence? Should people with loose pelvic floor muscles be cautious?
关税变局 台需严谨评估配套
guān shuì biàn jú tái xū yán jǐn píng gū pèi tào
The tariff change bureau needs to be rigorously evaluated and supported
选择朋友一定要十分谨慎。
Xuǎnzé péngyou yīdìngyào shífēn jǐnshèn.
You should choose your friends very carefully.
因为酷暑一直持续着，请谨防食物中毒。
Yīnwèi kùshǔ yīzhí chíxù zhe, qǐng jǐnfáng shíwùzhòngdú.
Hot weather will continue, so please watch out for food poisoning.
应该更谨慎地处理它。
Yīnggāi gèng jǐnshèn de chǔlǐ tā.
It must be done more carefully.
我一生都谨慎行事。
Wǒ yīshēng dōu jǐnshèn xíngshì.
I've been careful my whole life.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 讠 (speech) component
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