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jǐn

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jǐn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jǐn | jin3
English translation
cautious
careful
solemnly
sincerely (formal)
prudent, cautious, attentive

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About jǐn

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

jǐn

Contains the radical

yán

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

speech

Etymology of jǐn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

讠堇

Semantic compound

yán

Phonetic compound

jǐn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and jǐn represents the sound. Simplified form of jǐn .

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Example sentences using jǐn

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利尔 jiù 这样 zhè yàng yòu 谨慎 jǐnshèn yòu 活跃 huóyuè de tóng 那个 nà ge 饭摊 pāo shǎng le .

Collier and I infested the grub tent with care and activity.

那部关于 guānyú 战争 zhànzhēng de zhù shù 之前 zhī qián yǒu 论证 lùnzhèng 严谨 yán jǐn de 序言 xùyán .

Several pages of closely reasoned argument preface her account of the war.

探险 tàn xiǎn zhě men 谨慎 jǐnshèn de 独木舟 dú mù zhōu Xiàng 上游 shàngyóu huá .

The explorers paddled their canoe cautiously upstream.

谨防 jǐn fáng ě quǎn .

Beware of vicious dog.

Sān wèi 官员 guān yuán 拘谨 jū jǐn de huī le 挥手 huī shǒu .

The three officials waved stiffly.

Words with jǐn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
谨慎 jǐnshèn cautious謹慎
jǐn cautious jǐn
严谨 yán jǐn rigorous嚴謹
小心谨慎 xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn careful小心謹慎
拘谨 jū jǐn reserved拘謹
谨防 jǐn fáng to guard against謹防
谨记 jǐn jì to bear in mind謹記
谨守 jǐn shǒu to adhere strictly (to the rules)謹守
谨严 jǐn yán meticulous謹嚴
勤谨 qín jǐn diligent and painstaking勤謹

jǐn Decomposition & Compounds

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jǐn Decomposition

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