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

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Words containing 开

Word Meaning
Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan)
to create a precedent
Kaiyuan era of Tang emperor Xuanzong
at first
eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism)
to thaw; to melt
to edge a knife, scissor, sword etc
to make (a list); to list
at the outset; at first; early
Kaihua county in Quzhou qú zhōu, Zhejiang
open interval (in calculus)
to start a print run
reading is always helpful
Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling tiě lǐng, Liaoning
Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling tiě lǐng, Liaoning
Kaiyuan county in Tieling tiě lǐng, Liaoning
a dike breaks; fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds)
to swear as soon as one talks; foul mouth
to start eating
to open and close
whet the appetite
to bill; to open a tab
founding father of a country; founding hero
founding hero of a new state or dynasty
to clear land (for cultivation); to open up land