Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 兼 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (謙)
Simplified (谦)
Notes
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
謙
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
謙
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
謙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
谦 / 謙 [qiān]
modest
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
謙 けん
Ken surnamegiven name
謙 けんしゅう
Kenshuu given name
謙 けんしょう
Kenshou unclassified name
謙 けんじ
Kenji unclassified name
謙 けんそう
Kensou unclassified name
謙 のり
Nori surname
謙 ゆずる
Yuzuru given name
CHINESE WORDS (16)
谦虚 [qiānxū] #8,039
modest
谦逊 [qiānxùn] #15,668
humble
谦卑 [qiānbēi] #15,348
humble
谦让 [qiānràng] #40,415
to modestly decline
谦恭 [qiāngōng] #25,935
polite and modest
谦和 [qiānhé] #38,111
meek
自谦 [zìqiān] #54,270
modest
谦辞 [qiāncí] #62,942
humble words
囊谦 [Nángqiān] #67,411
Nangqên county (Tibetan: nang chen rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[YùshùZàngzúzìzhìzhōu], Qinghai
谦诚 [qiānchéng] #67,646
modest and sincere
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JAPANESE WORDS (14)
⭐ 謙遜 [けんそん] #7,407
modesty
⭐ 謙虚 [けんきょ] #12,947
modest
敬虔 [けいけん] #19,420
pious
謙譲 [けんじょう] #59,633
modesty
謙る [へりくだる] #81,792
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener
恭謙 [きょうけん] #131,475
modesty
謙譲の美徳 [けんじょうのびとく] #137,815
modest virtue
謙譲語 [けんじょうご] #151,956
humble language (e.g. itadaku)
謙称 [けんしょう] #231,516
self-deprecating term
謙抑 [けんよく] #243,218
humbling oneself
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