楷

kǎi
#3,523 most
frequent character
model, pattern

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

楷 joins 木 tree, the picture part, with 皆 jiē, the sound part. It first meant the Chinese pistachio tree. The sense 'model, pattern' was borrowed for the sound, and from that came 'regular script'. Read jiē, it keeps the tree meaning.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

楷jiē
Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)

Homophones

凯kǎi
(bound form) triumphal music

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