| qiān | modest |
| 谦 | modest |
| 谦卑 | humble |
| 谦受益，满招损 | The modest receive benefit, while the conceited reap failure. |
| 谦和 | meek modest amiable |
| 谦恭 | polite and modest |
| 谦恭有礼 | respectful and polite; modest and courteous |
| 谦慎 | modest and prudent |
| 谦称 | modest appellation |
| 谦虚 | modest self-effacing to make modest remarks |
| 谦虚谨慎 | modest and prudent |
| 谦让 | to modestly decline |
| 谦词 | modest word (grammar) |
| 谦诚 | devout sincere |
| 谦语 | humble expression |
| 谦谦君子 | a modest gentleman |
| 谦辞 | humble word term of humility modesty language in Chinese grammar, intended to honor one's interlocutor |
| 谦逊 | humble humility modesty |
| 谦顺 | modest and deferential |