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Chinese symbol for “meek”

谦和
qiān hé
Traditional: 謙和
meek; modest; amiable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for meek is 谦和 (qiān hé), defined as: meek; modest; amiable.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

谦 qiān
humble, modest
radical 149 ⾔ · 12 strokes
和 hé
harmony, peace; calm, peaceful
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “meek”

WordPinyinMeaning
温顺 (溫順)wēn shùndocile; meek
温驯 (溫馴)wēn xùndocile; meek

Related words

Other words that share a character with 谦和.

WordPinyinMeaning
谦虚 (謙虛)qiān xūmodest; self-effacing
谦卑 (謙卑)qiān bēihumble
谦逊 (謙遜)qiān xùnhumble; modest
谦让 (謙讓)qiān ràngto modestly decline
谦恭 (謙恭)qiān gōngpolite and modest
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
共和国 (共和國)gòng hé guórepublic
和谐 (和諧)hé xiéharmonious; harmony

See also: Japanese symbol for “meek”.

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.

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