慎言 shènyán to speak cautiously Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 慎 shèn adjective cautious (bound form) careful; cautious; prudent; used as a root in words like 谨慎 jǐnshèn or 慎重 shènzhòng言 yán verbadverb to say to speak; to talk; to state or tell