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kěn

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kěn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kěn | ken3
English translation
earnest
sincere, earnest, cordial

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About kěn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

kěn

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

heart

Etymology of kěn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艮心

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

gěn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and gěn represents the sound. Simplified form of kěn .

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Example sentences using kěn

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不管 bùguǎn zuò Guò xiē 什么 shénme , zhè 番话 yǐn 起来 qǐlai dǎo Huán hěn 诚恳 chéngkěn .

It'sounded sincere enough, however , despite all he had done.

能力 nénglì jiào ruò , dàn 工作 gōngzuò 还是 háishi 勤勤恳恳 qín qín kěn kěn de .

He was incompetent yet hardworking.

de shēng yīn 尽管 jǐnguǎn yǐn 起来 qǐlai 很平谈, dàn 大声 dà shēng de 要求 yāoqiú 更加 gèng jiā 诚恳 chéngkěn .

Though her voice was toneless, it plead more loudly than words.

jiào 厄尔!”恳切地 shuì

"Call me Earl!" he entreated.

这个 zhè ge 电话 diàn huà shì 一位绅士 shēnshì 打来 de 似乎 sìhū 非常 fēicháng 诚恳 chéngkěn

I got this phone call from a gentleman, who seemed sincere enough.

Words with kěn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
恳求 kěn qiú to beg懇求
诚恳 chéngkěn sincere誠懇
恳请 kěn qǐng to request earnestly懇請
kěn earnest kěn
勤勤恳恳 qín qín kěn kěn assiduous勤勤懇懇
恳切 kěnqiè earnest懇切
勤恳 qín kěn assiduous勤懇
恳辞 kěn cí to decline with sincere thanks懇辭

kěn Decomposition & Compounds

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kěn Decomposition

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