HSK 5
谦虚
謙虛
Meaning
- modest
- self-effacing
- to make modest remarks
- Traditional
- 謙虛
- Pinyin
- qiān xū
Character reference
Components and radical classification
谦
qiānhumble, modest
Primary radical讠 · speech
虚
xūfalse; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
Primary radical虍 · tiger
謙
qiānhumble, modest
Primary radical言 · speech
虛
xūfalse; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
Primary radical虍 · tiger
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
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