楷
kǎi
Pinyin

Definition

楷
 - 
kǎi
  1. model
  2. pattern
  3. regular script (calligraphic style)
楷
 - 
jiē
  1. Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

李泽楷
Lǐ Zé kǎi
  1. 1 Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist
楷书
kǎi shū
  1. 1 regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
楷模
kǎi mó
  1. 1 model
  2. 2 example
楷体
kǎi tǐ
  1. 1 regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
正楷
zhèng kǎi
  1. 1 regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

Sample Sentences

都说看字如看人，“颜体”和你的个性也很像啊，大器率真！虽然“楷书四大家”里，我比较欣赏柳公权的“柳体”。
dōu shuō kàn zì rú kànrén ，“yántǐ ”hé nǐ de gèxìng yě hěn xiàng ā ，dàqì lǜzhēn ！suīrán “kǎishū sì dàjiā ”lǐ ，wǒ bǐjiào xīnshǎng Liǔ Gōngquán de “Liǔtǐ ”。
They say that you can tell a person's nature by their calligraphy. The Yan style seems quite suited to your personality, talented and candid! Although, of the four regular script styles, I prefer Liu Gongquan's Liu style.
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是啊，我一开始就是临摹颜真卿的《颜勤礼碑》，我很喜欢他楷书的风格，结构方正，笔力雄强，气势庄严。
shì a ，wǒ yīkāishǐ jiùshì línmó Yán Zhēnqīng de 《yánqínlǐbēi 》，wǒ hěn xǐhuan tā kǎishū de fēnggé ，jiégòu fāngzhèng ，bǐ lì xióngqiáng ，qìshì zhuāngyán 。
Yeah, when I was starting out I copied the style of Yan Zhenqing's 'Yan Qinli stele'. I really like his regular script style, with the square shaped structure and the forceful brush strokes, with such an imposing manner.
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有兴趣？有兴趣的话我们一起练习啊，除了楷书，对初学者来说隶书也是不错的选择。
yǒu xìngqù ？yǒu xìngqù dehuà wǒmen yīqǐ liànxí ā ，chúle kǎishū ，duì chūxuézhě láishuō lìshū yě shì bùcuò de xuǎnzé 。
You're interested? If you're interested we should do it together. As well as regular script, clerical script is also a good choice for beginners.
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好，帮我刻一个吧。可以刻楷书吗？
hǎo ，bāng wǒ kè yī gè ba 。kěyǐ kè kǎishū ma ？
Okay, how about you carve one for me? Can you carve one in Kai script?
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大陆也有人嚷着要恢复繁体字。不过简体方便，容易写容易记。据说扫盲多亏了它。再说几千年来汉字一直在简化啊。从甲骨文、金文变为篆书，再变为隶书、楷书，总体趋势就是从繁到简。
dàlù yě yǒurén rǎng zhe yào huīfù fántǐzì 。bùguò jiǎntī fāngbiàn ，róngyì xiě róngyì jì 。jùshuō sǎománg duōkuī le tā 。zàishuō jǐ qiān nián lái hànzì yīzhí zài jiǎnhuà ā 。cóng jiǎgǔwén 、jīnwén biàn wéi zhuànshū ，zài biàn wéi lìshū 、kǎishū ，zǒngtǐ qūshì jiùshì cóng fán dào jiǎn 。
There are also people on the mainland who say we should get back to traditional characters. But simplified characters are convenient, easy to remember and to write. Apparently they did a lot to reduce illiteracy. And furthermore, Chinese characters have been being simplified for thousands of years. From oracle bones and bronze inscriptions to seal script, and then again to the Han script and regular script-- the general trend is from complexity to simplicity.
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