cautious / careful / solemnly / sincerely (formal)

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) is reading a warning on an advertising column (讠) in the encampment ((e)n3). The warning says that she should be very careful (谨) about violet dirt (堇) which tends to fall off the ceiling. While Joan of Arc reads the message, a big piece of violet dirt is about to fall on her head.

谨 character breakdown

clay / old variant of 僅|仅[jin3] / violet (plant)

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) is throwing violet (堇) clay (堇) and dirt (土) at the king's cow hide (革) in the encampment ((e)n3).
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column. Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) in the anthill's kitchen (an2).

Characters with 谨 as component

谨 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 谨

cautious / prudent
cautious and timid (idiom); prudent / careful
rigorous / strict / careful / cautious / compact / well-knit
rigorous; strict; careful / (of writing) well organized; meticulous
reserved / overcautious
to guard against / to beware of
to respectfully inform (used at the beginning or end of letters)
(literary) respectful; deferential
diligent and painstaking
(literary) respectful / deferential
respectfully yours (in closing a letter)
meticulous / rigorous
to adhere strictly (to the rules)
would like to invite (epistolary style)
to remember with reverence / to bear in mind / to keep in mind

Sentences with 谨

谨 currently does not appear in any sentence.