Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 兼 represents the sound.
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernFreq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 谦虚 | modest |
| 谦 | modest |
| 谦逊 | humble |
| 谦卑 | humble |
| 谦让 | to modestly decline |
