谨

謹
jǐn
#1,914 most
frequent character
cautious, careful, solemnly

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

谨 joins 讠 speech with 堇 jǐn, which supplies the sound, and first meant being terse and careful in what you say. From careful speech came 'cautious' and then 'sincere, solemn'.

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Homophones

HSK 5
紧jǐn
tight, strict, close at hand, near
仅jǐn
only, merely, barely
尽jǐn
to the greatest extent
锦jǐn
brocade, embroidered work, bright

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