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慨

嘅
kǎi
#2,203 most
frequent character
to sigh (with emotion)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

慨 kǎi pairs 忄 heart with 既 jì as sound part, though the sound link is not obvious now. Heart and feeling give original 'sigh with emotion'; later it grew to 'indignant' and 'generous.'

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慨kǎi
indignant, generous, to sigh (with emotion)

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Homophones

凯kǎi
(bound form) triumphal music