懇
kěn

sincere

Components

貇
貇 Sound component
kūn, mào, kěn to root
心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart

heart

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰɯːnʔ
Unicodekə̌n

說文解字

悃也。从心豤聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

恳 kěn sincere Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound. Simplified form of 懇.

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
艮
艮 Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode