勤 — Chinese character
勤
qín
industrious, diligent, attentive
- Pinyin
- qín
- Radical
- 19 ⼒ (Power)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 堇 力
- Formation
- pictophonetic — strength; meaning component 力; sound component 堇
- Japanese
- 勤 as a kanji
Common words with 勤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 后勤 (後勤) | hòu qín | logistics |
| 勤劳 (勤勞) | qín láo | hardworking; industrious; diligent |
| 勤奋 (勤奮) | qín fèn | hardworking; diligent |
| 通勤 | tōng qín | commuting |
| 辛勤 | xīn qín | hardworking; industrious |
| 勤务 (勤務) | qín wù | service; duties |
| 执勤 (執勤) | zhí qín | to be on duty (of a security guard etc) |
| 特勤 | tè qín | special duty (e.g. extra security or traffic control on special occasions); person on special duty |
| 殷勤 | yīn qín | politely; solicitously |
| 勤俭 (勤儉) | qín jiǎn | hardworking and frugal |
| 出勤 | chū qín | to go to work; to be present (at work, school etc) |
| 勤快 | qín kuài | diligent; hardworking |
English words written with 勤
勤 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 1 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 52
- Analects 18.7
- Mencius 3A.3
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi Kêng Sang Ch’u
- Zhuangzi Language
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