Chinese symbol for “diligent”
勤
qín
diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant; (bound form) work; duty; attendance
The closest CC-CEDICT match for diligent is 勤 (qín), defined as: diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant; (bound form) work; duty; attendance.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “diligent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 用功 | yòng gōng | diligent; industrious (in one's studies) |
| 勤快 | qín kuài | diligent; hardworking |
| 勤劳 (勤勞) | qín láo | hardworking; industrious; diligent |
| 孜孜 | zī zī | diligent; hardworking |
| 勤奋 (勤奮) | qín fèn | hardworking; diligent |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “diligent”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.