凯 (kǎi): triumphal music

Meanings

Tāmen zòu qǐ le kǎigē.

They struck up a triumphal song.

Kǎixuán de shìbīng huí dào le jiāxiāng.

The triumphant soldiers returned to their hometown.

usage

凯 is most commonly seen in compounds: 凯旋 (kǎixuán, triumphal return), 凯歌 (kǎigē, song of triumph). As a standalone it rarely appears outside names.

凯 kǎi