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indignant

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

kai3 • kǎi

Meaning


Primary

indignant

Alternatives

indignantly, indignation

Mnemonic Updated October 8, 2026


[k-] Kermit the Frog is in the [3] basement of the [-ai] high school where a 既 cyborg chef hands him his school lunch. Kermit, uncharacteristically angry, is 慨 indignant to find a loose screw in it, and sighs so hard that his 忄 soul leaves his body, floating to the basement ceiling in 慨 indignation.

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