kěn

Traditional: 肯

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Translation

to be willing, to agree (bound morpheme)

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Stroke order for 肯

Examples

He will definitely come.

kōng

I am sure I will be free tomorrow.

There is definitely a problem with this.

He refuses to tell me the truth.

The child won't go to sleep.

肯 (kěn) means to be willing or to consent; you mostly meet it in 肯定 (kěndìng), meaning certainly.

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This word is part of lesson 104.