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1.

Animated Stroke Order 慎

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 慎 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 慎

慎 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

慎

慎=忄heart+真true

The heart (忄) is truly (真) careful and attentive — to be cautious or prudent in action.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 慎

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5.

How to Use 慎

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 慎 works in context.

Being Cautious

These words express the idea of being careful, prudent, or cautious.

谨慎 • jǐn shèn • prudent; careful; cautious • HSK 5

HSK 5

jǐn谨

shèn慎

prudent; careful; cautious

慎重 • shèn zhòng • careful; considerate; discreet • HSK 6

HSK 6

shèn慎

zhòng重

careful; considerate; discreet

不慎 • bú shèn • Careless / inadvertent • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bú不

shèn慎

Careless / inadvertent

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 慎 is used in context

tā他

bú不

shèn慎

diū丢

shī失

le了

zhòng重

yào要

wén文

jiàn件

。

He carelessly lost the important documents

tā他

zuò做

shì事

yí一

xiàng向

hěn很

jǐn谨

shèn慎

qǐng请

shèn慎

zhòng重

kǎo考

lǜ虑

zhè这

ge个

jué决

dìng

Information

Pinyinshèn

Meaningcautious

Strokes13

Radical忄

Traditional慎

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1230

Zhuyinㄕㄣˋ

UnicodeU+614E

CangjiePBC

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