shèn

old variant of 慎[shen4]

heart (忄) + phonetic (真) = careful and cautious

The heart radical anchors the meaning: caution lives in the mind and feelings. 真 contributes the sound shèn rather than its meaning of 'true.'

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做事要谨,不能太草率。

zuò shì yào jǐn shèn, bù néng tài cǎo shuài。

One must be careful in doing things and cannot be too hasty.

他办事一向重,从不轻易下决定。

tā bàn shì yī xiàng shèn zhòng, cóng bù qīng yì xià jué dìng。

He has always been cautious in handling matters and never makes decisions lightly.

Words with 慎

一着不慎,满盘皆输

yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū

One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)

不慎

bù shèn

incautious

以慎为键

yǐ shèn wéi jiàn

to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully

审慎

shěn shèn

prudent; cautious

审慎行事

shěn shèn xíng shì

to act prudently

小心谨慎

xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn

cautious and timid (idiom); prudent

恪慎

kè shèn

careful

慎言

shèn yán

to speak cautiously

慎入

shèn rù

keep away!

慎密

shèn mì

cautious

慎独

shèn dú

to preserve a proper behavior in private life

慎终追远

shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn

to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites

More characters with 忄