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HSK 7-96 strokesTrad.
Readingskǎi

old variant of 恺

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
qǐ / kǎi
Meaning
old variant of 恺; old variant of 凯
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱山己

In this compound, supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

HSK 7-9

how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous

Open 岂有此理 page →

how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...?

Open 岂不 page →
gǎn

how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise

Open 岂敢 page →
liào

who would have thought that; who would have expected that

Open 岂料 page →
zhǐ

not only; far from; more than

Open 岂止 page →

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