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

旷 kāi kuàng open and vast
会祈祷 kāi huì qí dǎo invocation
服 kāi fú to start the servers (for an online game, typically after the system has been shut down for maintenance, upgrade etc)
架 kāi jià open shelves (in self-service store or user access library)
杆 kāi gǎn to tee off (golf); to break (snooker)
业大吉 kāi yè dà jí celebration on opening a business
步 kāi bù to step forward; to walk
水壶 kāi shuǐ hú kettle
江 kāi jiāng Kaijiang county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan
江县 kāi jiāng xiàn Kaijiang county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan
河 kāi hé to open a river; to dig a canal; to thaw (of river)
河期 kāi hé qī thawing and opening up of frozen river in spring
消 kāi xiāo variant of 開銷|开销[kai1 xiao1]
涮 kāi shuàn (coll.) to make fun of (sb); to play tricks on
源 kāi yuán to expand one's financial resources; abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1 fang4 yuan2 ma3]
源节流 kāi yuán jié liú lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending; to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
溜 kāi liū to leave in stealth; to slip away
满 kāi mǎn to bloom abundantly
漳圣王 kāi zhāng shèng wáng Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光|陈元光[Chen2 Yuan2 guang1]
灯 kāi dēng to turn on the light
犁 kāi lí to start plowing; to plow the first furrow
奖 kāi jiǎng to announce the winners in a lottery
球 kāi qiú open ball (math.); to start a ball game; to kick off (soccer); to tee off (golf)
瓶费 kāi píng fèi corkage fee
疆 kāi jiāng to pioneer a frontier area; to open up new territory