"Kai" is a standard secondary word in modern Chinese. It is pronounced as k m 4 I in Putonghua, which was first seen in the Xiao Zhuan period of Qin Dynasty and belongs to pictophonetic characters in Liu Shu. The basic meaning of "Kai" is good iron, such as Kai Tie.
Radical: Cheng.
Stroke: 14.
Five elements: gold.
Five strokes: QXXR.
Tradition: Kai.
Description: (name) Good iron. Mainly used for naming.
The word "Hua" is seldom used in modern Chinese, which literally means hard metal. On this basis, it can represent substances with hard properties, such as minerals and alloys. However, in ancient Chinese, the word "Hua" has a richer connotation.
In ancient Chinese, the word "Hua" mainly appeared in literary works and was often related to weapons and swords. This word is used to describe sharp and hard parts such as blade and handle in ancient poems. Poets and literati use the word "Hua" to express the sharpness and preciousness of weapons.
Etymological evolution
"Hua", first seen in the era of Xiao Zhuan in Qin Dynasty, is a knowing word in six books. From gold (Cheng), indicating that iron is a metal; From all, there is ambiguity, indicating that iron is the most metal. Kai is simplified to Kai. The original meaning is iron, so it means good iron.
The simplified version of "Hua" regular script evolved from the era of Qin Xiaozhuan.
The origin of the word Hua.
There is a poem "A good bow and arrow make a fine vessel" in Biography of Historical Records of Zhang Shizhi, in which "fine vessel" refers to a fine vessel that has been smelted for many times and contains the meaning of "open". In addition, the word "Hua" can also be used to express noble, solid and precious qualities.
In ancient literary works, some noble and determined figures are often called "Kai people" or "Kai Shi". For example, Wang Zhihuan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem "Mountains cover the daytime, and the sea exhausts the golden river" in "Heron Tower". But you broaden your horizons by 300 miles, by going up one flight of stairs ",in which" building "refers to a tall building, and the word" open "is used to express the nobility and solidity of this building.
In ancient Chinese, the word "Hua" was mainly used to describe hard and sharp parts such as weapons and swords, as well as noble and solid qualities. Although the use of the word "Hua" in modern Chinese is limited, it is still of great significance in ancient literature, representing the pursuit of quality, courage and nobility by ancient literati.