岂 · Zhang Zhi
Qǐ (3rd tone). The Shuowen Jiezi’s original gloss has nothing to do with questions: 「豈，还师振旅乐也。一曰欲也，登也。从豆微省声」 — the music played when an army marches home victorious; that sense later took the graph 凯 (triumph). Borrowed as a phonetic loan, $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart