楷 kǎi the normal style of Chinese handwriting
怎么记住“楷”: 木 tree + 皆 all = the normal style of Chinese handwriting. Under the school's old tree all the children practise the same careful strokes, learning the normal style of Chinese handwriting.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
楷 = 木 tree + 皆 all
- 木 tree meaning
- 皆 all sound
Under the school's old tree all the children practise the same careful strokes, learning the normal style of Chinese handwriting.
How it came to be
The tree gives the meaning and the sign for all gives the sound.
用法
- Standard/regular script: 楷书 (kǎishū), the clear block-form style of Chinese characters used as the writing model.
- Hence 楷模 (kǎimó): a model or paragon to emulate: 学习的楷模 (xuéxí de kǎimó) a role model. Formal, laudatory.