Memory phrase for the character: 恳

恳

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Meaning

earnest

Pronunciation

kěn

Explanation

 Left: 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), right: heart 心

Mnemonic
 
A not-good heart is earnest.

Radicals

艮 not goodThis 良 is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good".
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.




 Vocabulary

诚恳 chéng kěn  sincere; honest; cordial
恳切 kěn qiè  earnest; sincere
勤恳 qín kěn  diligent and attentive; assiduous; sincere
勤恳 qín kěn  

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