勤恳 (qín kěn) — diligent and conscientious

Definition

adjective

diligent and conscientious

勤恳，。
Tā zuò shì fēi cháng qín kěn, dà jiā dōu hěn xìn rèn tā.
He works very diligently and conscientiously, so everyone trusts him.
勤恳，。
Wáng lǎo shī duì xué shēng hěn qín kěn, měi tiān dōu rèn zhēn bèi kè.
Teacher Wang is very conscientious with his students and prepares lessons carefully every day.
勤恳，。
Zhǐ yǒu qín kěn dì gōng zuò, cái néng qǔ dé hǎo chéng jì.
Only by working diligently and conscientiously can you achieve good results.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

勤qíndiligent

勤 gives diligence and 恳 gives earnestness, so together they mean hardworking and sincere.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 懇; 恳 is its simplified writing.

貇心懇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

貇

貇kěn懇kěn

Same sound today

The traditional form 懇 pairs 貇, which gives the pronunciation, with 心 (heart); the simplified 恳 is a shorthand.

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