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慷慨

kāng kǎi

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

kāng kǎi · hong2 koi3 (Jyutping)

  1. vehement; fervent
  2. generous; magnanimous

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Character breakdown

慷

Meaning
ardent; generous, magnanimous
Radical
忄
Strokes
14
Components
⿰忄康
Cangjie
PILE
Four-corner
9003.2

慨

Meaning
sigh, regret; generous
Radical
忄
Strokes
12
Components
⿰忄既
Cangjie
PAIU
Four-corner
9101.4

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