Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 405, Entry 18 Pronounced ken According to the Shuo Wen Jiezi (Shuo Wen): Sincere. Formed from the heart radical with ken as the phonetic component. The original form was written with the ken component, now written as ken. According to the Jiyun (Jiyun): Sincere. According to the Guangyun (Guangyun): Ken ce refers to extreme sincerity. Also, to trust. Sometimes written in the variant form ken. In the Biography of Liu Xiang in the Book of Han (Hanshu): Ken ken, repeatedly risking the punishment of death. Commentary by Shigu: The meaning of sincere trust. Also written as ken. In the Book of Rites (Liji), section Tan Gong: Ken hu qi zhi ye. Commentary: Ken is pronounced ken, representing an expression of sympathy and pity. Also, in the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), section Winter Offices, Artificers Record: Therefore, the shaft should be ken dian. Commentary: Ken dian refers to a firm and sharp appearance. Zheng Sinong says: Read ken as ken, read dian as tian.