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谦

qiān

HSK 5 Character Traditional 謙

What 谦 means

1. modest

Example sentences

• 谦虚一点。
  Try to be a bit more modest.
• 我很谦虚。
  I'm humble.
• 我是谦虚的。
  Wǒ shì qiānxū de.
  I'm humble.
• 你太谦虚了。
  Nǐ tài qiānxū le.
  You are much too modest.
• 汤姆曾是谦逊的。
  Tāngmǔ céng shì qiānxùn de.
  Tom was humble.
• 他的谦逊值得尊敬。
  His modesty is worth respecting.

Words starting with 谦

• 谦虚qiān xūmodest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
• 谦逊qiān xùnhumble; modest; unpretentious
• 谦卑qiān bēihumble
• 谦让qiān ràngto modestly decline
• 谦和qiān hémeek; modest; amiable
• 谦恭qiān gōngpolite and modest
• 谦称qiān chēngmodest appellation
• 谦词qiān címodest word (grammar)
• 谦语qiān yǔhumble expression
• 谦诚qiān chéngmodest and sincere; humble
• 谦辞qiān cíhumble words; self-deprecatory expression; to modestly decline

Words containing 谦

• 自谦zì qiānmodest; self-deprecating
• 囊谦县Náng qiān XiànNangqên, a county in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉树藏族自治州
• 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Náng qiānsee 囊谦县

Characters built on 兼

These share the phonetic component 兼 (jiān), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 歉qiànto apologize; to regret; deficient
• 廉liánincorruptible; honest; inexpensive
• 嫌xiánto dislike; suspicion; resentment
• 慊qiàndissatisfied
• 蒹jiānreed
• 鹣jiānmythical bird with one eye and one wing; see also 鲽鹣
• 缣jiānthick waterproof silk

Characters that look like 谦

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 遇yù(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat…
• 惧jùto fear
• 逼bīto force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for
• 慑shè(bound form) to fear; to be cowed; (bound form) to frighten; to intimidate; Taiwan pr. zhé
• 谟móplan; to practice
• 傣DǎiDai ethnic group

Sounds the same

Read qiān, tone for tone, but written differently.

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• 千thousand
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• 牵to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve
• 迁to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc)
• 骞(literary) to hold high
• 搴to seize; to pull; to hold up the hem of clothes
• 褰to lift (clothes, sheets); lower garments
• 悭stingy
• 仟thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
• 芊green; luxuriant growth
• 钎a drill (for boring through rock)