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谦
qiān
humble, modest
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HSK 5
12 strokes
Common (24%)
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⿰讠兼
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jiān
兼
both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
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10 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 谦 (17)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
谦虚
↗
qiānxū
modest / self-effacing / to make modest remarks
5
qiānxū
谦虚
↗
HSK 5
modest / self-effacing / to make modest remarks
谦逊
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qiānxùn
humble / modest / unpretentious / modesty
6
qiānxùn
谦逊
↗
HSK 6
humble / modest / unpretentious / modesty
谦
↗
qiān
modest
qiān
谦
↗
modest
谦让
↗
qiānràng
to modestly decline
qiānràng
谦让
↗
to modestly decline
谦称
↗
qiānchēng
modest appellation
qiānchēng
谦称
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modest appellation
谦和
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qiānhé
meek / modest / amiable
qiānhé
谦和
↗
meek / modest / amiable
谦词
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qiāncí
modest word (grammar)
qiāncí
谦词
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modest word (grammar)
谦语
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qiānyǔ
humble expression
qiānyǔ
谦语
↗
humble expression
谦诚
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qiānchéng
modest and sincere / humble
qiānchéng
谦诚
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modest and sincere / humble
谦辞
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qiāncí
humble words / self-deprecatory expression / to modestly decline
qiāncí
谦辞
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humble words / self-deprecatory expression / to modestly decline