kǎi = k + ai3
old variant of 慨[kai3] / to sigh (with emotion)
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kǎi = k + ai3
indignant / generous / to sigh (with emotion)
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How to pronounce 慨

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai3 final

In the airplane’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

慨 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
xīn = xi + (e)n1
Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element
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= ji + Ø4
already / since / both... (and...)
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Characters with 慨 as component

慨 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 慨

vehement / fervent / generous / giving / liberal
to resent / resentment
to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money / to give generously to charity

Sentences with 慨

慨 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kǎi

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