忾 (kài) - Anger, indignation, rage & to sigh

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kài ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 忄

俊梁

忾 · kài

Anger, indignation, rage;

to sigh;

to hate deeply.

Anger, indignation, rageto sighto hate deeply.

Usage highlights

Righteous indignationShared hatred against the enemySigh with emotionPopular indignationAnger and hatredDeep resentment

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The soldiers were filled with righteous anger (同仇敌忾).
  • He sighed with emotion (感忾).
  • The people's indignation was hard to quell (民忾难平).

Collocations

  • Righteous indignation(义忾)
  • Shared hatred against the enemy(同仇敌忾)
  • Sigh with emotion(感忾)
  • Popular indignation(民忾)
  • Anger and hatred(愤忾)
  • Deep resentment(深忾)

Idioms

  • Share a bitter hatred of the enemy(同仇敌忾)
  • Righteous indignation fills the heart(义愤填忾)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in classical Chinese to describe collective anger or righteous indignation, especially in military contexts.
  • Appears in historical texts describing the unified anger of people against a common enemy.

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