Spot 堇
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
堇 component
jǐn · yellow loam; clay; season; few
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 堇
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue堇Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 堇 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
僅=
亻
厪=
厂
谨=
讠
勤=
+力
鄞=
+阝
漢=
氵
廑=
广
馑=
饣
嘆=
口
槿=
木
瑾=
王
觐=
+见
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 堇 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
谨慎jǐnshèn
cautious
HSK 3.0 · L5勤奋qínfènhardworking
HSK 3.0 · L5勤劳qínláohardworking
HSK 3.0 · L6后勤hòuqínlogistics
HSK 3.0 · L7-9勤工俭学qíngōng-jiǎnxuéto work part-time while studying
HSK 3.0 · L7-9勤俭qínjiǎnhardworking and frugal
HSK 3.0 · L7-9勤快qínkuaidiligent
HSK 3.0 · L7-9辛勤xīnqínhardworking
HSK 3.0 · L7-9严谨yánjǐnrigorous
HSK 3.0 · L7-9殷勤yīnqínpolitely
HSK 3.0 · L7-9勤恳qín kěndiligent and attentive
HSK 2.0 · L6