kǎi

indignant

generous; to sigh (with emotion)

heart (忄) + sound kǎi (既) = emotional sighing and indignation

The heart radical anchors the emotional weight — indignation and sighing both surge from inside the chest. 既 lends the sound kǎi and does not carry the meaning.

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他听到这件事,感了好一会儿。

tā tīng dào zhè jiàn shì, gǎn kǎi le hǎo yī huìr。

After hearing about this matter, he sighed with emotion for quite a while.

看到老朋友生活艰难,她慷地把钱借给了他。

kàn dào lǎo péng yǒu shēng huó jiān nán, tā kāng kǎi de bǎ qián jiè gěi le tā。

Seeing that her old friend was having a hard life, she generously lent him the money.

Words with 慨

感慨

gǎn kǎi

to sigh with sorrow, regret etc

慨叹

kǎi tàn

to sigh with regret

慷慨

kāng kǎi

vehement; fervent

慷慨捐生

kāng kǎi juān shēng

sacrificing one's life generously (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause

慷慨激昂

kāng kǎi jī áng

impassioned

慷慨解囊

kāng kǎi jiě náng

to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money

慷慨赴义

kāng kǎi fù yì

heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause

慷慨输将

kāng kǎi shū jiāng

to donate generously (idiom)

愤慨

fèn kǎi

to resent

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