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慎
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prudent

HSK 7 N1
Human →Emotions
shèn
シン
つつし.む、つつ.ましい、つつし、つつし.み
신
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 真 represents the sound. Simplified form of 昚.
Components
忄 heart (side)+ 真 true =
慎 prudent
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
真 Phonetic component
zhēn true
real, actual, true, genuine
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忖 suppose忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)
Historical Evolution
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Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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慎
Regular
Modern
Chinese
慎 [shèn]
careful; cautious
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
慎 しずか
Shizuka given name
慎 しん
Shin female given namemale given namesurname
慎 しんじ
Shinji unclassified name
慎 たかし
Takashi unclassified name
慎 ちか
Chika unclassified name
慎 まき
Maki surname
慎 まこと
Makoto female given name
CHINESE WORDS (28)
谨慎 [jǐn​shèn] #4,476
cautious
谨慎 [jǐn​shèn] #4,476
cautious
慎重 [shèn​zhòng] #10,365
cautious
不慎 [bù​shèn] #29,335
incautious
小心谨慎 [xiǎo​xīn​jǐn​shèn] #14,997
cautious and timid (idiom); prudent
小心谨慎 [xiǎo​xīn​jǐn​shèn] #14,997
cautious and timid (idiom); prudent
审慎 [shěn​shèn] #36,620
prudent
审慎 [shěn​shèn] #36,620
prudent
慎独 [shèn​dú] #44,766
to preserve a proper behavior in private life
石原慎太郎 [Shí​yuán​Shèn​tài​láng] #50,206
Ishihara Jintarō (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo since 1999
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JAPANESE WORDS (22)
⭐ 慎重 [しんちょう] #2,147
careful
⭐ 用心 [ようじん] #6,663
care
不謹慎 [ふきんしん] #12,503
imprudent
⭐ 慎む [つつしむ] #14,628
to be careful
⭐ 謹慎 [きんしん] #15,946
self restraint
慎ましい [つつましい] #21,256
modest
慎ましやか [つつましやか] #31,721
modest
慎み [つつしみ] #33,507
modesty
口を慎む [くちをつつしむ] #37,005
to be careful in speech
慎み深い [つつしみぶかい] #43,940
discreet
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