kǎi = k + ai3
old variant of 愷|恺[kai3] / old variant of 凱|凯[kai3]
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= qi + Ø3
how? (emphatic question)
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How to pronounce 岂

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.

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+ ai3 final

In the airplane’s living room.

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= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

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+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

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岂 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
shān = sh + an1
mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable
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= ji + Ø3
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa
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Characters with 岂 as component

kǎi = k + ai3
triumphant / victorious / chi (Greek letter Χχ)
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kǎi = k + ai3
armor
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kǎi = k + ai3
joyful / kind
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Words with 岂

not only / far from / more than
how couldn't...? / wouldn't it...?
how could one dare? / I don't deserve such praise

Sentences with 岂

wáng
yào
shi
kàn
kan
 
 
shì
ma

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kǎi /

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