kěn

earnest

heart (心) + sound kěn (艮) = earnest feeling

心 carries the full meaning here — earnestness lives in the heart. 艮 contributes the sound kěn and should not be read for sense.

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HeartSemantic
A phonetic component approximating the kěn soundPhonetic

他用切的语气请求大家帮忙。

tā yòng kěn qiè de yǔ qì qǐng qiú dà jiā bāng máng。

he used an earnest tone to ask everyone for help.

她写了一封言辞切的信给老师。

tā xiě le yī fēng yán cí kěn qiè de xìn gěi lǎo shī。

she wrote a letter with earnest words to her teacher.

Words with 恳

勤勤恳恳

qín qín kěn kěn

industrious and conscientious

勤恳

qín kěn

diligent and attentive

恳切

kěn qiè

earnest

恳求

kěn qiú

to beg

恳请

kěn qǐng

to request earnestly

恳辞

kěn cí

to decline with sincere thanks

诚恳

chéng kěn

sincere

More characters with 艮