懂中文 Dong Chinese

謙

qiān

humble

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 兼 represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

言  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

兼 sound component

兼  Sound component

jiān

  

double

Evolution

謙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
謙 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
謙 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

谦 (謙) 

qiān

humble, modest; modest

Most common words with 謙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

谦虚

modest

谦

modest

谦逊

humble

谦卑

humble

谦让

to modestly decline