Chinese symbol for “chi”
凯
kǎi
Traditional: 凱
(bound form) triumphal music; (Tw) (coll.) generous with money; lavish in spending; chi (Greek letter Χχ)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chi is 凯 (kǎi), defined as: (bound form) triumphal music; (Tw) (coll.) generous with money; lavish in spending; chi (Greek letter Χχ).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “chi”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 凯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凯旋 (凱旋) | kǎi xuán | to return in triumph; to return victorious |
| 凯旋门 (凱旋門) | kǎi xuán mén | triumphal arch |
| 凯歌 (凱歌) | kǎi gē | triumphal hymn; victory song; paean |
| 凯子 (凱子) | kǎi zi | (slang) rich, good-looking guy |
| 凯门鳄 (凱門鱷) | kǎi mén è | (zoology) caiman |
| 凯林赛 (凱林賽) | kǎi lín sài | keirin cycle race (paced stadium event) (loanword from Japanese 競輪 "keirin") |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chi”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.