qín

variant of 勤[qin2]

industrious; solicitous

effort (力) + sound hint (堇) = industrious and hardworking

力 is the meaningful half here, grounding the character in physical effort and exertion. 堇 mainly lends the sound qín and does not carry the idea of diligence.

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StrengthSemantic
A phonetic componentPhonetic

她很快,每天早早起来打扫房间。

tā hěn qín kuài , měi tiān zǎo zǎo qǐ lái dǎ sǎo fáng jiān 。

She is very hardworking, getting up early every day to clean the room.

只有奋学习,才能取得好成绩。

zhǐ yǒu qín fèn xué xí , cái néng qǔ dé hǎo chéng jì 。

Only by studying industriously can one achieve good results.

Words with 勤

通勤

tōng qín

commuting

阙特勤

què tè qín

Kul Tigin or Kultegin (685–c. 731), general of the Second Turkic Khaganate

值勤

zhí qín

variant of 執勤|执勤[zhi2 qin2]

出满勤,干满点

chū mǎn qín , gàn mǎn diǎn

to be assiduous and work full hours

克勤克俭

kè qín kè jiǎn

(idiom) industrious and frugal

内勤

nèi qín

clerical work in the office; office work

全勤

quán qín

(of an individual) to have a perfect attendance record

出勤

chū qín

to go to work

勤谨

qín jǐn

diligent and painstaking

勤俭

qín jiǎn

hardworking and frugal

勤俭务实

qín jiǎn wù shí

hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic

勤俭建国

qín jiǎn jiàn guó

(idiom) to build up the country through thrift and hard work

More characters with 堇

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