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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “meek”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 谦和.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谦虚 (謙虛) | qiān xū | modest; self-effacing |
| 谦卑 (謙卑) | qiān bēi | humble |
| 谦逊 (謙遜) | qiān xùn | humble; modest |
| 谦让 (謙讓) | qiān ràng | to modestly decline |
| 谦恭 (謙恭) | qiān gōng | polite and modest |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; peaceful |
| 共和国 (共和國) | gòng hé guó | republic |
| 和谐 (和諧) | hé xié | harmonious; 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.