qiān = qi + an1
modest
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How to pronounce 谦

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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谦 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jiān = ji + an1
double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
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yán = y + an2
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
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Characters with 谦 as component

谦 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 谦

modest / self-effacing / to make modest remarks
humble / modest / unpretentious / modesty

Sentences with 谦

谦 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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qiān

modest

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