Chinese Character: 勤 (Qín - Diligence)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 力 (Radical: 力, related to effort)
笔画数: 13 (Number of strokes: 13)
结构分解: 形声字，从堇（jǐn，表音），力（表意，表示用力）。本义指努力做事（如“勤奋”），引申为经常、次数多（如“勤洗澡”）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "堇" (phonetic component) and "力" (effort radical). Originally means working hard (e.g., "勤奋" - diligent), extended to mean frequent (e.g., "勤洗澡" - bathe often).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Qín (Second tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“勤”主要表示：
1. 形容词：努力、不偷懒（如“勤学习”）；
2. 副词：经常、多次（如“勤锻炼”）；
3. 名词：勤务（如“后勤”指后方服务工作）。("勤" mainly means:
1. Adjective: Hardworking (e.g., "勤学习" - study diligently).
2. Adverb: Frequently (e.g., "勤锻炼" - exercise often).
3. Noun: Service duty (e.g., "后勤" - logistics service).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 勤奋 (qín fèn) Diligent
- 勤劳 (qín láo) Industrious
- 频繁 (pín fán) Frequent
- 后勤 (hòu qín) Logistics
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“勤”作形容词时可修饰名词（如“勤学生”）或作谓语（如“他很勤”）；作副词时修饰动词（如“勤洗手”）；作名词时多与其他字组合（如“执勤”指执行任务）。("勤" as an adjective modifies nouns (e.g., "勤学生" - diligent student) or serves as a predicate (e.g., "他很勤" - he is diligent). As an adverb, it modifies verbs (e.g., "勤洗手" - wash hands often). As a noun, it forms compounds (e.g., "执勤" - on duty).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“勤”是中华传统美德，《论语》有“敏而好学，不耻下问”强调勤奋学习；成语“勤能补拙”指用努力弥补不足，体现“勤”在个人成长中的重要性；现代“勤奋”仍是教育中倡导的核心品质。("勤" is a traditional Chinese virtue, emphasized in "The Analects". The idiom "勤能补拙" (diligence compensates for clumsiness) reflects its importance in personal development. Modern education still advocates "diligence" as a core quality.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
他学习非常勤奋，每天早到晚都在图书馆看书。(Tā xué xí fēi cháng qín fèn, měi tiān zǎo dào wǎn dōu zài tú shū guǎn kàn shū.)
He studies very diligently, reading in the library from morning till night every day.
为了保持健康，医生建议我们勤洗手、多运动。(Wèi le bǎo chí jiàn kāng, yī shēng jiàn yì wǒ men qín xǐ shǒu、duō yùn dòng.)
To stay healthy, the doctor advises us to wash hands often and exercise more.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“勤”的结构：左边“堇”提示发音Qín，右边“力”表示用力，合起来记忆为“用力（力）做事的qín（勤）”。(Associate "勤" with its structure: "堇" hints at the pronunciation "Qín", and "力" (effort) indicates working hard. Combine to remember "working hard (勤)".)