kāi

open; initiate, begin, start

DEFINITIONS

开 kāi
  • to open
  • to start
  • to turn on
  • to boil
  • to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  • to operate (a vehicle)
  • carat (gold)
  • abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]
  • abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format

STROKES

WORDS

吊 kāi diào to hold memorial service; to hold a funeral
往 kāi wǎng (of a bus, train etc) to leave for; heading for
征 kāi zhēng to start collecting taxes
心果 kāi xīn guǒ pistachio nuts; fig. amusing person
心颜 kāi xīn yán to rejoice; smiling
悟 kāi wù to become enlightened (Buddhism)
戒 kāi jiè to end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break; to break (a taboo)
戏 kāi xì to start an opera
打 kāi dǎ (of a sports competition or match) to commence; (of a war or battle) to break out; to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera); to brawl; to come to blows
掘 kāi jué to excavate; to dig out; fig. to investigate (in an archive)
挂 kāi guà to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛|开外挂[kai1 wai4 gua4]); (coll.) unbelievably good
放式系统 kāi fàng shì xì tǒng open system(s)
放式网络 kāi fàng shì wǎng luò open network
放源代码 kāi fàng yuán dài mǎ see 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1 fang4 yuan2 ma3]
放源码 kāi fàng yuán mǎ open source (computing)
放源码软件 kāi fàng yuán mǎ ruǎn jiàn open source software (OSS)
放系统 kāi fàng xì tǒng open system
放系统互连 kāi fàng xì tǒng hù lián open systems interconnection; OSI
败 kāi bài to wither and fall
敞 kāi chǎng wide open
明君主 kāi míng jūn zhǔ enlightened sovereign
映 kāi yìng to start showing a movie
普勒 kāi pǔ lè Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), German astronomer and formulator of Kepler's laws of planetary motion
晴 kāi qíng to brighten up
畅 kāi chàng happy and carefree