岂

qǐ · kǎi

Radical: 山 Strokes: 6

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

山岁岛岩峻峰岭岳崩岸崖峭

Same radical

山岁岛岩峻峰岭岳崩岸崖峭峡崇岗

Stroke Order · 6 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

岂=山+己

Meanings

how? (emphatic question)

qǐ

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Words with 岂 40 total

wouldn't it be... ?岂非qǐ fēi how could one dare? · I don't deserve such praise岂敢qǐ gǎn not only; far from; more than岂止qǐ zhǐ how couldn't...? · wouldn't it...?岂不qǐ bù

Idioms with 岂 5 total

how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous · ridiculous · absurd岂有此理qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ