kǎi

literary
technical
archaic

Meaning of

锴 means fine iron; high-quality iron. Pronounced kǎi.

  • fine iron; high-quality iron

Character Info

Radical
Strokes14
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

dāo
kǎi
tiě
zào
 
fēng
 

This blade was forged from fine iron and is extremely sharp.

shū
zǎi
 
西
shān
chǎn
kǎi
 
zhì
jiā
 

Ancient texts record that the western mountains produced fine iron of excellent quality.

Kǎi
jīn
zhī
jiān
 
wéi
jiàn
 

The hardness of fine metal can be made into swords.

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Measure Words

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