豈
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岂
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Pictograph of a drum standing upright with a decoration at top, similar to 壴. Refers to celebratory music played after victory in battle.
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Historical Evolution
豈
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
豈
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
豈
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
豈
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
豈
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
豈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
岂 / 豈 [kǎi]
old variant of 愷|恺[kǎi]; old variant of 凱|凯[kǎi]
岂 / 豈 [qǐ]
how? (emphatic question)
Japanese
adverb
- never; by no means; not in the least; in no way (with neg. verb)
- why; what for
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CHINESE WORDS (6)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)