kāi

to open; to turn on; to start

Character data

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

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, kāi ěr wén
  9. 9. abbr. for kāi běn, book format

Stroke order

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Words containing 开

Word Meaning
semicivilized
half-open, half closed
half-open door; fig. prostitute
erhua variant of bàn kāi mén
Hebei district of Tianjin municipality tiān jīn shì
Nankai University (Tianjin)
to start on a new (path); to break up
to convene a meeting; to call a conference
Uyghur student leader in 1989 protests
unable to make ends meet; to have financial difficulties
to laugh
to talk about sb's weak point
China Development Bank
bottle gourd (i.e. hù guā)
to open wide
pants fly is down; the barn door is open
Closed Game; Double Queen Pawn Opening (chess)
Fengkai county in Zhaoqing zhào qìng, Guangdong
Fengkai county in Zhaoqing zhào qìng, Guangdong
rich man's son; young master; (dialect) boss's son
expansion plan; development graph
Cesarean section
to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
to start from scratch