Chinese symbol for “modest”
谦虚
qiān xū
Traditional: 謙虛
modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
The closest CC-CEDICT match for modest is 谦虚 (qiān xū), defined as: modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “modest”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谦 (謙) | qiān | modest |
| 自谦 (自謙) | zì qiān | modest; self-deprecating |
| 客气 (客氣) | kè qi | polite; courteous |
| 逊 (遜) | xùn | to abdicate; modest |
| 谦逊 (謙遜) | qiān xùn | humble; modest |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 谦虚.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 谦和 (謙和) | qiān hé | meek; modest |
| 虚拟 (虛擬) | xū nǐ | to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical |
| 虚假 (虛假) | xū jiǎ | false; phony; sham |
| 虚构 (虛構) | xū gòu | to make up; fabrication |
See also: Japanese symbol for “modest”.
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