懂中文 Dong Chinese

楷

kǎi, jiē

model style of Chinese writing

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 皆 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

皆 sound component

皆  Sound component

jiē

  

all

Evolution

楷 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
楷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
楷 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

楷  

kǎi

model style of Chinese writing; model; pattern; regular script (calligraphic style)

楷  

jiē

Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)

Most common words with 楷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

楷模

model

李泽楷

Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist

楷

model

楷书

regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

正楷

regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)