楷 jiē · kǎi

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)

Radical: 木
Strokes: 13
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 木皆
Traditional: 楷
Frequency: #3101 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

jiēMain reading kǎiRare reading

jiē

jie1Main readingHSK 7–9

Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis) CC-CEDICT

kǎi

kai3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is jiē.

model CC-CEDICT
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regular script (calligraphic style) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “楷” as kǎi

楷模kǎi móa person who is a very good example for other peopleWordHSK 7–9 楷书kǎi shūregular scriptWord 楷体kǎi tǐregular scriptWord 楷字kǎi zìregular scriptWord 正楷zhèng kǎiregular scriptWord 李泽楷lǐ zé kǎiRichard LiWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 楷

Draw “楷” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

我在学写楷书。
wǒ zài xué xiě kǎi shū
I am learning to write in the standard handwriting style.
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他是我们学习的楷模。
tā shì wǒ men xué xí de kǎi mó
He is a role model for us to learn from.
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这棵楷树很高。
zhè kē jiē shù hěn gāo
This pistachio tree is very tall.
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Same radical 木

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来lái 本běn 東dōng 檯tái 机jī 機jī 果guǒ 样yàng 樣yàng 樂lè 業yè 林lín

楷

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