懂中文 Dong Chinese

恺

kǎi

enjoy

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 岂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 愷.

Components
忄 meaning component

忄  Meaning component

xin, xīn

  

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

岂 sound component

岂  Sound component

qǐ, kǎi

  

victorious music, happy

Evolution

恺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
恺 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
恺 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
恺 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
恺 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

恺 (愷) 

kǎi

enjoy, be contented, joyful; joyful; kind

Most common words with 恺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

恺

joyful

恺撒

Caesar (name)

顾恺之

Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家