启 qǐ

open; begin, commence; explain

HSK 5 #1320

DEFINITIONS

  • open
  • begin, commence
  • explain
  • variant of 啟|启[qi3]
  • Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
  • to open
  • to start
  • to initiate
  • to enlighten or awaken
  • to state
  • to inform

STROKES

启 stroke order diagram
启 stroke order animation

WORDS

启发 qǐ fā
HSK 5
to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation
启示 qǐ shì
HSK 6
to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson
启程 qǐ chéng
HSK 6
to set out on a journey
启事 qǐ shì
HSK 6
announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice
启蒙 qǐ méng
HSK 6
variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qi3 meng2]; to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance; to free sb from prejudice or superstition; primer; enlightened; the Enlightenment; Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
启动 qǐ dòng to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)
开启 kāi qǐ to open; to start; (computing) to enable
启用 qǐ yòng to start using; (computing) to enable (a feature)
难以启齿 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom); to find it hard to speak about sth
启示录 qǐ shì lù the Revelation of St John the divine; the Apocalypse
启航 qǐ háng (of a ship) to set sail; (of an aeroplane) to take off; also written 起航[qi3 hang2]
启迪 qǐ dí to edify; enlightenment
启齿 qǐ chǐ to open one's mouth; to start talking
重启 chóng qǐ to reopen; to restart
敬启 jìng qǐ respectful closing to a letter
羞于启齿 xiū yú qǐ chǐ to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
启明星 qǐ míng xīng (astronomy) Venus
启封 qǐ fēng to open sth that has been sealed
承前启后 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
谨启 jǐn qǐ to respectfully inform (used at the beginning or end of letters)
不愤不启 bù fèn bù qǐ a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
哀启 āi qǐ obituary (archaic term)
启动区 qǐ dòng qū boot sector (computing)
启动子 qǐ dòng zi promoter
启奏 qǐ zòu to submit a report to the king; to talk to the king
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