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懇

kěn

sincere, earnest, cordial

Strokes
17
Radical
心
HSK
—
Tone
3

Simplified form: 恳

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 恳, the simplified form of 懇. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我恳求您了。

    Wǒ kěn qiú nín le

    I beg you.

  • 他恳求我留下来。

    Tā kěn qiú wǒ liú xià lái

    He begged me to stay.

  • 我不是要求你,我是恳请你。

    Wǒ bù shì yāo qiú nǐ wǒ shì kěn qǐng nǐ

    I'm not asking you. I'm begging you.

  • 你恳求与我谈话的原因是什么?

    Nǐ kěn qiú yǔ wǒ tán huà de yuán yīn shì shén me

    What is your reason for soliciting a conversation with me?

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 恳

  • 诚恳chéng kěn 2–3 sincere; honest; cordial
  • 恳切kěn qiè 3–4 earnest; sincere
  • 勤恳qín kěn 2–3 diligent and attentive; assiduous; sincere
  • 恳求kěn qiú 3–2 to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty