qǐ, kǎi
victorious music, happy
Simplified form of 豈. Pictograph of a drum standing upright with a decoration at top, similar to 壴. Refers to celebratory music played after victory in battle.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 岂
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
how? (emphatic question) | ||
how couldn't...? | ||
not only | ||
wouldn't it be ... ? | ||
ridiculous |
Component uses
Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)
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