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Character

慨

kǎi HSK 7
慨 kǎi HSK 7
  • 1. indignant; filled with righteous anger
  • 2. sigh with emotion; lament
  • 3. generous; magnanimous; not stingy
Words using 慨 as kǎi (2)
  • 1 感慨 gǎn kǎi — to sigh with emotion HSK 7
    • 感 feeling, emotion
    • 慨 to sigh, to express deeply
    Example

    看到老照片，他不禁感慨万千。

    kàn dào lǎo zhào piàn tā bù jīn gǎn kǎi wàn qiān

    Seeing the old photos, he couldn't help but sigh with deep emotion.

  • 2 慷慨 kāng kǎi — generous HSK 7
    • 慷 fervent, passionate (emotion)
    • 慨 generous spirit, magnanimous
    Example

    她慷慨地捐款帮助贫困儿童。

    tā kāng kǎi de juān kuǎn bāng zhù pín kùn ér tóng

    She generously donated money to help impoverished children.

Structure & writing
慨 kǎi — indignant; filled with righteous anger

慨 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 忄 xīn — heart/mind radical (vertical form)
忄 is a component in 55 characters
HSK 1
忙 máng busy, occupied (opposite of '闲')
HSK 2
快 kuài fast; quick (opposite of 慢) 情 qíng emotion; feeling; psychological state of love, hatred, joy, fear, etc. aroused by external things 慢 màn slow; taking a long time (opposite of 快) 懂 dǒng to know; to understand
HSK 3
怕 pà to fear; to be afraid of 怪 guài strange, unusual 惯 guàn to be accustomed to; to be used to
HSK 4
忆 yì to recall; to remember 怀 huái chest; bosom 性 xìng character; temperament; disposition 恼 nǎo to anger; to make angry 悔 huǐ to regret something one has done or said
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惊 jīng （of mules, horses, etc.）to bolt out of control in fright 惜 xī to cherish and value; not to discard carelessly 愉 yú happy, joyful 懒 lǎn lazy, disinclined to work (opposite of 勤)
HSK 5
恢 huī (lit.) vast; broad 悄 qiāo quiet, silent; (of actions) done without others knowing 慎 shèn careful, cautious 憾 hàn to feel regret; to be dissatisfied or disappointed
HSK 6
忧 yōu sad; melancholy 怜 lián to pity, to sympathize 恨 hèn to hate; to resent 恰 qià exactly, just 惧 jù to fear; to dread
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愤 fèn to feel indignant; to be angry
HSK 7
怖 bù to fear; to be afraid 怡 yí (lit.) joyful; cheerful 怯 qiè timid; afraid; lacking courage 恍 huǎng suddenly; all at once; in a flash 恒 héng lasting; permanently unchanged
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恤 xù (lit.) to worry; to be concerned 悟 wù to understand; to comprehend; to awaken 悦 yuè happy, joyful 悴 cuì (lit.) sorrowful; grieved 悼 dào to mourn, to grieve for the deceased 惋 wǎn to feel sympathy or regret for another's misfortune 惕 tì to be cautious and vigilant 惦 diàn to keep thinking about; to worry about 惨 cǎn cruel, vicious 惬 qiè contented; pleased 惭 cán ashamed; feeling shame 惮 dàn (lit.) to fear; to dread 惰 duò lazy, sluggish; opposite of 勤 愣 lèng to be dazed; to stare blankly 愧 kuì ashamed; feeling shame for one's faults or wrongdoings 慌 huāng flustered, hurried, frantic 慑 shè (lit.) to fear; to frighten 慨 kǎi indignant; filled with righteous anger 慷 kāng see 慷慨: ①full of righteous spirit, impassioned; ②generous, unsparing 憔 qiáo haggard and sallow (see 憔悴) 憧 chōng flickering or moving back and forth indecisively (see "憧憧") 憬 jǐng (lit.) to awaken; to become aware 懈 xiè to relax; to slacken in will or effort
2 既 jì — (lit.) finished; exhausted
既 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 3
概 gài general idea; outline
HSK 7
慨 kǎi indignant; filled with righteous anger 暨 jì and; as well as (connecting nouns or noun phrases) 溉 gài (lit.) to irrigate; to water

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