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
恳切
kěnqiè
earnest; sincere
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Example phrases
- 他在信中语气恳切，希望校方重新考虑处分决定。 Tā zài xìn zhōng yǔqì kěnqiè, xīwàng xiàofāng chóngxīn kǎolǜ chǔfèn juédìng. His tone in the letter was earnest, and he hoped the school would reconsider the disciplinary decision.
- 他恳切地请求老师再给他一次机会。 Tā kěnqiè de qǐngqiú lǎoshī zài gěi tā yí cì jīhuì. He earnestly asked the teacher to give him one more chance.
- 朋友恳切的话让我心里暖暖的。 Péngyou kěnqiè de huà ràng wǒ xīnli nuǎnnuǎn de. My friend's earnest words warmed my heart.
Related words
- 诚恳 chéngkěn sincere; earnest
- 恳求 kěnqiú to plead; to implore
- 亲切 qīnqiè kind and friendly
- 一切 yíqiè everything; all
- 密切 mìqiè close; careful
- 迫切 pòqiè urgent
- 切 qiē to cut
- 急切 jíqiè eager, impatient
- 切实 qièshí practical, realistic
- 关切 guānqiè to be deeply concerned; concern
- 切除 qiēchú to remove by cutting; to excise
- 切磋 qiēcuō to compare notes; to learn from one another