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Chinese symbol for “solemnly”

谨
jǐn
Traditional: 謹
cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for solemnly is 谨 (jǐn), defined as: cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal).

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

谨 jǐn
prudent, cautious, attentive
radical 149 ⾔ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 谨.

WordPinyinMeaning
谨慎 (謹慎)jǐn shèncautious; prudent
严谨 (嚴謹)yán jǐnrigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous
小心谨慎 (小心謹慎)xiǎo xīn jǐn shèncautious and timid (idiom); prudent; careful
拘谨 (拘謹)jū jǐnreserved; overcautious
谨记 (謹記)jǐn jìto remember with reverence; to bear in mind
谨防 (謹防)jǐn fángto guard against; to beware of

See also: Japanese symbol for “solemnly”.

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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