how; used in rhetorical questions to express surprise or negation

Animated Stroke Order 岂

岂 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 岂

岂 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
de
chéng
jiù
zhǐ

His achievements are not limited to this

2
gǎn
wéi
bèi
nín
de
yuàn

How dare I go against your wishes

3
zhè
yàng
de
yāo
qiú
zhēn
shì
yǒu

Such a request is completely unreasonable

4
le
de
shū
yǒu

He took my book, how unreasonable!

5
zhè
jiā
cān
tīng
zhè
me
chà
hái
shōu
zhè
me
gāo
de
fèi
yòng
zhēn
shì
yǒu

This restaurant has such poor service but charges such high prices, it's really outrageous.

6
míng
míng
shì
xiān
fàn
de
cuò
què
fǎn
guò
lái
zhǐ
jiǎn
zhí
yǒu

It was clearly his mistake first, yet he turned around and blamed me, which is simply preposterous.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes6
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2192
Zhuyinㄑㄧˇ
Components
UnicodeU+5C82
CangjieUSU
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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