kǎi, qǐ

Radical: 山 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

岂 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 岂

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 岂.

岂不
qǐ bù
how couldn't...?
岂敢
qǐ gǎn
how could one dare?
岂料
qǐ liào
岂止
qǐ zhǐ
not only
岂非
qǐ fēi
wouldn't it be ... ?
岂有此理
qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ
how can this be so? (idiom)

Related characters (radical 山)

Characters that share the radical .

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