誠懇

See also: 诚恳

Chinese

		honest; sincere; true	earnest
trad. (誠懇)		誠	懇
simp. (诚恳)		诚	恳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chéngkěn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ han²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n-khén

(Meixian, Guangdong): sang² kên³
Eastern Min (BUC): sìng-*kōng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-khún / sêng-khín

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chéngkěn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chéngkěn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-kʻên³
  - Yale: chéng-kěn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngkeen
  - Palladius: чэнкэнь (čɛnkɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing⁴ han²
  - Yale: sìhng hán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ han²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ hen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ hɐn³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-khén
  - Hakka Romanization System: siinˇ ken`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin² ken³
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ kʰen³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sang² kên³
  - Sinological IPA: /saŋ¹¹ kʰɛn³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sìng-*kōng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵³⁻³³ kʰouŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-khún
  - Tâi-lô: sîng-khún
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sengquon
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰun⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰun⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰun⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-khín
  - Tâi-lô: sîng-khín
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sengqien
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰin⁵³/

Adjective

誠懇

honest; sincere

Synonyms

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允 (Classical Chinese)
實在／实在
實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
悃誠／悃诚 (kǔnchéng) (literary)
慥慥 (zàozào) (literary)
懇切／恳切 (kěnqiè)
殷切 (yīnqiè)
熱誠／热诚 (rèchéng)
真心 (zhēnxīn)
真摯／真挚 (zhēnzhì)
真誠／真诚 (zhēnchéng)
老實／老实 (lǎoshí)
虔心 (qiánxīn)
親切／亲切 (qīnqiè)
誠信／诚信 (chéngxìn)
誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
誠心／诚心 (chéngxīn)
誠摯／诚挚 (chéngzhì)
諄諄／谆谆 (zhūnzhūn) (of teaching)
赤忱 (chìchén) (literary)
赤誠／赤诚 (chìchéng)