诚 chéng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 成 to accomplish
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
诚恳
chéngkěn
sincere; earnest
Characters in this word
恳 kěn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 艮 blunt 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他的道歉虽然不算完美，但态度足够诚恳，缓和了现场气氛。 Tā de dàoqiàn suīrán bú suàn wánměi, dàn tàidù zúgòu chéngkěn, huǎnhé le xiànchǎng qìfēn. Although his apology was not perfect, his attitude was sincere enough to ease the atmosphere at the scene.
- 他诚恳地向邻居道歉，请他们原谅。 Tā chéngkěn de xiàng línjū dàoqiàn, qǐng tāmen yuánliàng. He sincerely apologised to his neighbours and asked them to forgive him.
- 老板诚恳地听取了大家的意见，决定改进工作方式。 Lǎobǎn chéngkěn de tīngqǔ le dàjiā de yìjiàn, juédìng gǎijìn gōngzuò fāngshì. The boss listened earnestly to everyone's opinions and decided to improve the way of working.
Related words
- 诚实 chéngshí honest
- 诚信 chéngxìn honesty; trustworthiness
- 真诚 zhēnchéng sincere
- 诚意 chéngyì sincerity; good faith
- 诚挚 chéngzhì sincere; cordial
- 虔诚 qiánchéng devout; sincere; reverent
- 坦诚 tǎnchéng honest and open; frank
- 忠诚 zhōngchéng loyal; faithful
- 恳切 kěnqiè earnest; sincere
- 恳求 kěnqiú to plead; to implore
- 包容 bāoróng to tolerate; to include
- 和蔼 hé'ǎi kind; amiable