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愷
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恺
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joyful

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
kǎi
カイ
たの.しむ
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 豈 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (愷)
忄 heart (side)+ 豈 how? =
愷 joyful
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
豈 Phonetic component
how?
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Simplified (恺)
忄 heart (side)+ 岂 victorious music =
恺 enjoy
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
岂 Phonetic component
qǐ victorious music
how? what?
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忖 suppose忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
愷
Regular
Modern
Chinese
恺 / 愷 [kǎi]
joyful; kind
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
愷 やすし
Yasushi male given name
CHINESE WORDS (6)
恺撒 [Kǎi​sǎ] #6,731
Caesar (name)
顾恺之 [Gù​Kǎi​zhī] #56,735
Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
恺弟 [kǎi​tì]
variant of 愷悌|恺悌[kǎi​tì]
恺彻 [Kǎi​chè]
variant of 愷撒|恺撒, Caesar (emperor) used by Yan Fu 嚴復|严复
恺悌 [kǎi​tì]
happy and easygoing
裘力斯·恺撒 [Qiú​lì​sī​· ​Kǎi​sǎ]
Julius Caesar, 1599 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚