谨 Strokes Write it Listen 谨 jǐn prudent, cautious, attentive HSK 7–9 13 strokes Radical 讠 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from讠meaningyánwords, speech; to speak, to say堇soundjǐnyellow loam; clay; season; few How it works讠 hints at the meaning (speech), and 堇 jǐn hints at the sound.