恳

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.

艮+心→恳
心HeartSemantic
艮A phonetic component approximating the kěn soundPhonetic

他用恳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.

她写了一封言辞恳切的信给老师。

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

恳请

kěn qǐng

to request earnestly

勤勤恳恳

qín qín kěn kěn

industrious and conscientious

勤恳

qín kěn

diligent and attentive

恳切

kěn qiè

earnest

恳辞

kěn cí

to decline with sincere thanks

恳求

kěn qiú

to beg

诚恳

chéng kěn

sincere

More characters with 艮

哏根痕恨很狠垦垠