kǎi

high and dry place

Components
土 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earth

earth

岂 sound component

  Sound component

kǎi

  

victorious music, happy

Evolution

垲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
垲 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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kǎi

high and dry place; dry terrain