kǎi

victorious music, happy

Pictograph of a drum standing upright with a decoration at top, similar to . Refers to celebratory music played after victory in battle.

Evolution

豈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
豈 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
豈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

how? what?; how? (emphatic question)

() 

kǎi

old variant of |[kǎi]; old variant of |[kǎi]

Most common words with 豈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

how? (emphatic question)

岂不

how couldn't...?

岂止

not only

岂非

wouldn't it be ... ?

岂有此理

ridiculous

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)

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