恪
kè

respectful

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound. Simplified form of 愙.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

各
各 Sound component
gè each

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰlaːɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica