(kài)

7 strokesTrad.
Readingskài

anger

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Character information

Pinyin
kài / xì
Meaning
anger
Strokes
7
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰忄气

A heart 忄 full of anger 气; 气 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : A heart 忄 full of anger 氣; 氣 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

7 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.

kài

hatred felt toward one's enemies

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anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary

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Related characters

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