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
fig. to be unaffected (by sth); undaunted
Bay of Biscay
pneumatic switch
tracheotomy (medicine)
Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan
Wimbledon Championships (tennis)
splash
to boil (food)
to boil
gap from missing teeth; toothless grin
to go all out; to throw off inhibitions
to disperse
all smiles
to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth
to open (one's eyes)
to cut open; to split
to feel embarrassed
unembarrassed; without fear of impairing personal relation
to move away
eat less and move more to lose weight
Michelangelo (Tw)
to cut spending; to reduce spending
With a will, you can achieve anything.
With a will, you can achieve anything.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)