| shèn | cautious |
| 慎 | careful cautious |
| 慎之又慎 | double cautious |
| 慎入 | keep away! proceed with caution! |
| 慎密 | cautious with meticulous care |
| 慎独 | to preserve a proper behavior in private life |
| 慎终追远 | to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites |
| 慎行 | Feel one's way |
| 慎言 | to speak cautiously to guard one's tongue |
| 慎言慎行 | cautious in speech and in conduct |
| 慎重 | cautious careful prudent |
| 慎重从事 | to act cautiously; to steer a cautious course |