楷書

See also: 楷书

Chinese

		norm; model; (writing)	book; letter
trad. (楷書)		楷	書
simp. (楷书)		楷	书

Inscriptions in regular script (calligraphy by Chu Suiliang, 7th century)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎishū

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞˇ ㄕㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaai² syu¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khói-sû
• Jin (Wiktionary): kai² su¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khái-chir / khái-su / khái-si

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎishū
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞˇ ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎishu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai³-shu¹
    • Yale: kǎi-shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaeshu
    • Palladius: кайшу (kajšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaai² syu¹
    • Yale: káai syū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaai² sy¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kai² xu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaːi̯³⁵ syː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khói-sû
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi^ˋ su^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: koi³ su¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯³¹ su²⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: kai² su¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /kʰai⁵³ su¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khái-chir
    • Tâi-lô: khái-tsir
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khái-su
    • Tâi-lô: khái-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaysw
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Penang): /kʰai⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khái-si
    • Tâi-lô: khái-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaysy
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: kheajX syo

Rime
Character	楷	書
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	皆 (33)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	苦駭切	傷魚切
Baxter	kheajX	syo
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠɛiX/	/ɕɨʌ/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰᵚæiX/	/ɕiɔ/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɐiX/	/ɕiɔ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰəɨjX/	/ɕɨə̆/
Li Rong	/kʰɛiX/	/ɕiɔ/
Wang Li	/kʰɐiX/	/ɕĭo/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰăiX/	/ɕi̯wo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiě	shū
Expected Cantonese Reflex	haai2	syu1

Noun

楷書

1. (Chinese calligraphy) regular script (the newest style of Chinese calligraphy, the most common in modern writings and publications)

Synonyms

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• 楷體 / 楷体 (kǎitǐ)
• 正楷 (zhèngkǎi)
• 真楷 (zhēnkǎi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (楷書):

• → Japanese: 楷書(かいしょ) (kaisho)
• → Korean: 해서(楷書) (haeseo)
• → Vietnamese: khải thư (楷書)

See also

• 草書／草书 (cǎoshū)
• 行書／行书 (xíngshū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
楷	書
かい Grade: S	しょ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠iɕo̞]
• (Tokyo) かいしょ [kàíshó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

楷(かい)書(しょ) • (kaisho) ^{←かいしよ (kaisyo)?}

1. regular script: a style of Chinese characters that is square and straight-lined

See also

• 行書(ぎょうしょ) (gyōsho)
• 草書(そうしょ) (sōsho)

References

• “楷書”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
楷	書

Noun

楷書 • (haeseo) (hangeul 해서)

1. hanja form^? of 해서 (“regular script”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
楷	書

Noun

楷書

1. chữ Hán form of khải thư (“regular script”)