开 kāi

to open; to turn on; to start

HSK 1 #94

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 94th character
Radical ⼶ (55.1)
Strokes 4
Index # 76
TRADITIONAL 開

Definitions

开 kāi
  1. 1. to open
  2. 2. to turn on
  3. 3. to start
  4. 4. to operate (a vehicle)
  5. 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. 6. to boil
  7. 7. carat (gold)
  8. 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文kāi ěr wén
  9. 9. abbr. for 开本kāi běn, book format

Stroke order

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Words containing 开

Word Meaning
开始 kāi shǐ HSK 2
to start; to begin; beginning
离开 lí kāi HSK 3
to leave; to depart
开心 kāi xīn HSK 4
to feel happy; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
开玩笑 kāi wán xiào HSK 4
to joke; to make fun of; to play a joke
公开 gōng kāi HSK 5
public; to make public; to publish
展开 zhǎn kāi HSK 5
to unfold; to carry out; to launch
开放 kāi fàng HSK 5
to open; to be open (to the public); to bloom
开发 kāi fā HSK 5
to develop; to open up (for development)
召开 zhào kāi HSK 5
to convene (a conference or meeting); to call together
开幕式 kāi mù shì HSK 5
opening ceremony
开水 kāi shuǐ HSK 5
boiled water; boiling water
开除 kāi chú HSK 6
to fire (an employee)
敞开 chǎng kāi HSK 6
to open wide; unrestrictedly
开支 kāi zhī HSK 6
expenses; expenditures; to spend money
开展 kāi zhǎn HSK 6
to launch; to develop; to unfold
开阔 kāi kuò HSK 6
open (spaces); wide; to open up
开朗 kāi lǎng HSK 6
cheerful; (of character) optimistic; carefree
开采 kāi cǎi HSK 6
to mine; to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
盛开 shèng kāi HSK 6
blooming; in full flower
开明 kāi míng HSK 6
open-minded; enlightened; enlightenment
开拓 kāi tuò HSK 6
fig. to open up (new horizons); to develop (border regions)
开辟 kāi pì HSK 6
to open up; to establish; to set up
打开 dǎ kāi
to open; to turn on; to switch on
开枪 kāi qiāng
to shoot a gun; to open fire
放开 fàng kāi
to let go; to release
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