TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
懇
懇 ＝ 心 ＋ 貇
ㄎㄣˇ · kěn
adj/verb — sincere, earnest; to entreat
字源 FORM — what the parts do
貇聲kūn — gives the soundrare on its own; surfaces almost only here and in 墾
The heart (心) laid bare and true — sincerity. 貇 kūn carries the sound, a donor seen almost nowhere but here and in 墾 (to break ground). The earnest heart: 誠懇, 懇切, the pressing 懇求.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（心）掏出來放在桌上，沒留半分——懇。
The heart (心) set out plain on the table, nothing held back — earnest.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)誠— sincere, earnest
→誠懇、懇切— sincere, earnest常用
⇒懇求— to entreat, beg earnestly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
墾kěnthe same donor — earth 土 below where 懇 takes the heart