ㄑㄧ ˇ

qǐ

how?

岂 is a 6 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as qǐ in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as kǎi.

In traditional Chinese the character 豈 is used.

It is made up of the components 山 (mountain) and 己 (self).

  • 岂
    ㄑㄧ ˇ

    qǐ

    how?

    • 山
      ㄕㄢ

      shān

      mountain

    • 己
      ㄐㄧ ˇ

      jǐ

      self

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To move MOUNTAIN, but how?
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 岂

qǐ
kǎi

Definitions for 岂 pronounced as qǐ

  • how? (emphatic question)

Definitions for 岂 pronounced as kǎi

  • old variant of 愷|恺[kai3]
  • old variant of 凱|凯[kai3]

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乙econd (2nd) & 己elf

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HSK 6

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