一切經音義 89.74

89.74

懇惻（上康很反鄭注周禮云懇堅忍貌也禮記上檀弓云懇乎其至考聲云懇至誠也說文從心豤聲豤音坤穩反下楚色反廣雅云惻悲也說文云痛也從心則聲也）。

Earnest and sorrowful (for the first [character 懇], k- + [h]en [kěn]; Zheng's commentary to the Rites of Zhou says: “'Ken' is the appearance of firmness and endurance.” The Book of Rites, Tangong Part 1, says: “Earnest to the utmost.” The Kaosheng says: “'Ken' means utmost sincerity.” The Shuowen says: “It follows 心 (heart) and has 豤 as its phonetic.” 豤 is pronounced k- + [w]en [kěn]. For the second [character 惻], ch- + [s]e [cè]; the Guangya says: “'Ce' means grieved.” The Shuowen says: “Painful. It follows 心 (heart) and has 則 as its phonetic.”).