剀

剴

kǎi = k + ai3

carefully / moderately

剀

剴

kǎi = k + ai3

used in 剴切|剀切[kai3 qie4]

剀 character breakdown

剀
- 刂
  - 丨
  - 亅
- 岂
  - 山
    - 丨
    - 凵
  - 己

刂

da̅o = d + ao1

Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

刂 = 丨 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).

岂

豈

kǎi = k + ai3

old variant of 愷|恺[kai3] / old variant of 凱|凯[kai3]

岂

豈

qǐ = qi + Ø3

how? (emphatic question)

岂 = 山 + 己 : Instead of doing experiments the Queen of Hearts (qi) is idly playing with a fork (山) and a butcher's hook (己) in the space station (Ø3). The people at ground control keep asking the same question: how can this be (岂有此理)?