Keyword
cautious
- prudent
- Frequency
- #1971
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
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Mnemonic
忄 (heart) gives the meaning and 真 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
谨慎
cautious; prudent
慎重
cautious; careful; prudent
审慎
prudent; cautious
不慎
incautious; inattentive
慎
careful; cautious
小心谨慎
cautious and timid (idiom); prudent; careful
慎独
to preserve a proper behavior in private life
许慎
Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 说文解字 (ShuōwénJiězì)
肃慎
ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China
慎入
keep away!; proceed with caution!
慎言
to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue
戒慎
vigilant; cautious
慎密
cautious; with meticulous care
石原慎太郎
Ishihara Shintarō (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo 1999-2012
慎终追远
to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
慎重其事
to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)