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Keyword
impassioned
  • sigh
  • regret
  • lament
  • generosity
Frequency
#2340
Strokes
12
Readings
kǎi
Mnemonic
忄 (heart) gives the meaning and 既 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
慷慨kāngkǎi
vehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous
愤慨fènkǎi
to resent; resentment
感慨gǎnkǎi
to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved
慷慨激昂kāngkǎijī'áng
impassioned; vehement
慷慨解囊kāngkǎijiěnáng
to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money; to give generously to charity
慨kǎi
(archaic) to sigh; (bound form) impassioned; deeply affected (esp. with indignation or sorrow); (bound form) generous; magnanimous
慨叹kǎitàn
to sigh with regret; lament
慷慨赴义kāngkǎifùyì
heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause