愤慨
fèn​kǎi

indignation

愤 fèn resent Simplified

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

heart

贲
贲 Sound component
bēn, bì, fén forge ahead

Sources

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Unicode

慨 kǎi sigh

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 既 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嘅.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

既
既 Sound component
jì already

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhojH[kʰ]ˤə[t]-sdisappointed
Zhengzhangkʰɯːds
Unicodekə̀i

說文解字

忼慨，壯士不得志也。从心旣聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

憤 fèn resent Traditional

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

heart

賁
賁 Sound component
forge ahead

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbjunX[b]urʔunhappy
Zhengzhangbɯnʔ
Unicodebhiə̌n

說文解字

懣也。从心賁聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)