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悫

愨
què
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (classical) honest; sincere
  2. 2 (classical) respectful and careful

Examples

他为人诚实可靠，言行谨慎。
Tā wéirén chéngshí kěkào, yánxíng jǐnshèn.
He is an honest and reliable person, careful in word and deed.

Tips

history
悫 is not used independently in modern Chinese. It meant honest and respectfully careful in classical texts such as Xunzi and Han Feizi, and survives chiefly in given names and as the older core inside 壳-family writing of related words.
register
Literary; everyday Chinese uses 诚实 or 朴实.

Components

radical
心 xīn
heart; mind
心 (heart) is the radical at the bottom, marking honesty and sincerity as a quality of the heart and mind.
semantic
士 shì
scholar; gentleman
士 sits at the top of the phonetic upper half; the upper portion together supplies the sound for 悫.
phonetic
冗 rǒng
superfluous; the lower phonetic portion
冗 completes the upper element above the heart; together with 士 it forms the sound-bearing top, not a meaning contribution.

Stroke Order

悫 què