姫 (zhěn): (archaic) careful; prudent

Meanings

1 (archaic) careful; prudent

Characters

姫

zhěn

careful; prudent

Examples

做事谨慎，就能少犯错。

Zuòshì jǐnshèn, jiù néng shǎo fàn cuò.

Be careful and prudent in handling matters, and you will make fewer mistakes.

Tips

history

姫 ('careful / prudent') is archaic and not used independently in modern Chinese, where the word is 谨慎. Note it has the slim component 臣 on the right and is a different character from the look-alike 姬 ('a concubine / lady'), which has a wider right side.

mistakes

Do not confuse 姫 (zhěn) with 姬 (jī). They look almost identical but differ in the right component and have completely different readings and meanings; in Japanese 姫 is separately used for 'princess' (hime).