慨 kǎi sigh
sigh; regret; lament
怎么记住“慨”: 忄 heart + 既 already = sigh. The train has already left when Nina reaches the platform, and from her heart comes one long sigh.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
慨 = 忄 heart + 既 already
- 忄 heart meaning
- 既 already sound
The train has already left when Nina reaches the platform, and from her heart comes one long sigh.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the sign for already gives the sound.
用法
- Two threads: to sigh with strong feeling: 感慨 (gǎnkǎi) to be moved to lament; and generous/impassioned: 慷慨 (kāngkǎi) generous / fervent.
- 慷慨解囊 (kāngkǎi-jiěnáng) = to give generously; 慷慨激昂 (kāngkǎi-jī'áng) = fervent and stirring.
- 感慨万千 (gǎnkǎi-wànqiān) = flooded with mixed emotions.