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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 谦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
谦 qiān - modest

List Ranking for: 谦

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 17,457 16,265 11,635

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 讠 兼

Radical:

讠

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

兼

Semantic:

讠

Hint:

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Other Words Containing 谦

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
谦虚 5 6 8,039 11,366 7,202
谦卑 - - 15,348 31,508 14,820
谦逊 6 7 15,668 25,764 18,418
谦 - - 17,457 16,265 11,635
谦恭 - - 25,935 40,308 25,671
谦和 - - 38,111 32,671 22,173
谦让 - - 40,415 28,813 16,396
自谦 - - 54,270 64,314 49,754