kěn

agree

Original meaning: 

meat attached to bone

Depicts meat (⺼) attached to a bone (). Based on the original meaning "meat attached to bone". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
冎 iconic component

  Iconic component

guǎ

  

bone

Modern form looks like unrelated .

⺼ iconic component

  Iconic component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

Evolution

肯 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
肯 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

kěn

willing; consent to, permit; to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do sth)

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kěn

old variant of [kěn]

Most common words with 肯
Freq.
Word
Meaning

肯定

to be certain

to agree

肯德基

KFC

肯尼迪

Kennedy (name)

林肯

Lincoln (name)

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)