兢
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to be fearful; apprehensive
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 儿 +12
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 兢
- Common rank
- #3,892
- Unicode
- U+5162
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 兢 is formed
Components 克 ×2
How to remember it
cautious · Heisig RSH #1521
克 overcome
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 兢
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兢兢业业 | (idiom) conscientious; assiduous | |
| 战兢 | to tremble; to be on guard | |
| 战战兢兢 | trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation | |
| 战兢兢 | shaking with fear | |
| 凌兢 | (literary) icy cold; (literary) to shiver; to tremble |