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慎 (san6) — careful; cautious; prudent; scrupulous in Cantonese

sanˍ₆慎
Mandarin Pinyin: shen4

Meaning of 慎

nouncareful; cautious; prudent; scrupulous

Words Containing 慎

慎重san6 zung6
careful; cautious; prudent
不慎bat1 san6
accidentally; uncareful
審慎sam2 san6
cautious
謹慎gan2 san6
cautious; prudent
恪慎kok3 san6
careful; reverently
小心謹慎siu2 sam1 gan2 san6
mind one's p's and q's
王慎德wong4 san6 dak1
Russell Girard Wong, an American actor
慎謀能斷san6 mau4 nang4 dyun3
carefully strategize and have sound judgement
謹小慎微gan2 siu2 san6 mei4
meticulous; punctilious

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