慎(shèn)

HSK 7-913 strokes

careful

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Character information

Pinyin
shèn
Meaning
careful; cautious
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 慎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄真

In this compound, the meaning comes from 忄 (heart); 真 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

忄xīn真zhēn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 慎 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 慎

Common words using 慎 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bù不shèn慎
HSK 7-9

incautious; inattentive

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shèn慎zhòng重
HSK 7-9

cautious

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jǐn谨shèn慎
HSK 7-9

cautious

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shěn审shèn慎

prudent; cautious

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kè恪shèn慎

careful; reverently

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yǐ以shèn慎wéi为jiàn键

to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully

Open 以慎为键 page →
xiǎo小xīn心jǐn谨shèn慎

cautious and timid (idiom); prudent

Open 小心谨慎 page →
shèn慎yán言

to speak cautiously

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 慎’s common words

不重谨审恪以为键

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