Meaning
modest
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qian” becomes a different word in each tone. 谦 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 谦虚qiān xūmodest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
- 谦逊qiān xùnhumble; modest; unpretentious; modesty
- 谦和qiān hémeek; modest; amiable
- 自谦zì qiānmodest; self-deprecating
- 谦让qiān ràngto modestly decline
Example Sentence
越是有学问的人，往往越谦虚。Yuè shì yǒu xué wèn de rén, wǎng wǎng yuè qiān xū.The more learned a person is, the more modest they tend to be.
越Yuèto exceed是shìis有yǒuto have学问xué wènlearning的deof人rénperson，往往wǎng wǎngusually越yuèto exceed谦虚qiān xūmodest。