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(kǎi tǐ) - regular script, kaiti font in Mandarin

kǎi

Traditional: 楷體

Line drawing of 楷体
Coloured illustration of 楷体
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Translation

regular script, kaiti font

Word origin

A compound of 楷 (kǎi, model, standard) and 体 (tǐ, form, style), together naming the standard regular style of Chinese script used as a model for handwriting. The simplified 体 derives from 體.

Origin
compound
Root
楷 (kǎi, model) + 体 (tǐ, style)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 楷

Stroke order for 体

Examples

piānzhāngshuā

This article is printed in regular script.

The teacher had us write in regular script.

biàn

Regular script is clear and easy to read.

He has practised regular script for many years.

The characters in the textbook are in regular script.

楷体 (kǎi tǐ) means regular script, the standard model style of Chinese characters. It is used for clear printed and handwritten text.

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This word is part of lesson 28.