懇 (han2 | ken3) : sincere; earnest

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懇

han2

ken3

[1] [adj,adv] sincere; earnest; fervent
[2] [v] [literary] request; beseech; entreat

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

懇 / 恳

This word has been viewed 3146 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd May 2011 00:59

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誠懇 sing4 han2 cheng2 ken3 = sincere; honest; cordial; hearty

勤懇 kan4 han2 qian2 ken3 = diligent and attentive

懇求 han2 kau4 ken3 qiu2 = to beseech, beg, entreat, entreaty

懇切 han2 cit3 ken3 qie4 = sincere; genuine

懇請 han2 cing2 ken3 qing3 = sincerely request; earnestly implore

懇辭 han2 ci4 ken3 ci2 = decline with sincere thanks; sense of modesty and yielding

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Decimal representation of this word: 懇
Unicode code for this character: U+61c7 (off-site link)

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