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
open and vast
invocation
open game server; game goes online
open shelves (in self-service store or user access library)
to tee off (golf); to break (snooker)
celebration on opening a business
to step forward; to walk
kettle
Kaijiang county in Dazhou dá zhōu, Sichuan
Kaijiang county in Dazhou dá zhōu, Sichuan
to open a river; to dig a canal; to thaw (of river)
thawing and opening up of frozen river in spring
variant of kāi xiāo
(coll.) to make fun of (sb); to play tricks on
to expand one's financial resources
increase income and cut costs
to leave in stealth; to slip away
to bloom abundantly
Sacred King of Zhangzhou; Chen Yuanguang
to turn on the light
to start plowing; to plow the first furrow
to announce the winners in a lottery
open ball (math.); to start a ball game
corkage fee
to pioneer a frontier area; to open up new territory