懂中文 Dong Chinese

恳

kěn

sincere

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound. Simplified form of 懇.

Components
心 meaning component

心  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

艮 sound component

艮  Sound component

gěn, gèn

  

blunt

Evolution

恳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
恳 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
恳 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
恳 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

恳 (懇) 

kěn

sincere, earnest, cordial; earnest

Most common words with 恳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

恳求

to beg

诚恳

sincere

恳请

to request earnestly

恳

earnest

勤勤恳恳

assiduous