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

WORDS

启德机场 qǐ dé jī chǎng Kai Tak Airport, international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1998
启应祈祷 qǐ yìng qí dǎo Introitus (section of Catholic mass)
启明 qǐ míng Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn
启东 qǐ dōng Qidong county level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu
启东市 qǐ dōng shì Qidong county level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu
启海话 qǐ hǎi huà Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai
启发式 qǐ fā shì heuristic
启发法 qǐ fā fǎ heuristic method; heuristics
启示者 qǐ shì zhě revelator
启蒙主义 qǐ méng zhǔ yì Enlightenment (philosophy)
启蛰 qǐ zhé Waking from Hibernation; old variant of 驚蟄|惊蛰[Jing1 zhe2], Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 6th-20th March
启运 qǐ yùn to ship (goods)
徐光启 xú guāng qǐ Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician in the Ming dynasty
承先启后 chéng xiān qǐ hòu see 承前啟後|承前启后[cheng2 qian2 qi3 hou4]
敬启者 jìng qǐ zhě Dear Sirs; To Whom It May Concern
明天启 míng tiān qǐ Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校[Zhu1 You2 xiao4] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, Temple name 明熹宗[Ming2 Xi1 zong1]
梁启超 liáng qǐ chāo Liang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform movement of 1898
殷忧启圣 yīn yōu qǐ shèng deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom); storms make oaks take deeper root
重新启动 chóng xīn qǐ dòng to reboot; to restart
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