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

发人员 kāi fā rén yuán developer
发周期 kāi fā zhōu qī development cycle; development period; also written 開發週期|开发周期
发环境 kāi fā huán jìng development environment (computer)
发过程 kāi fā guò chéng development process
发银行 kāi fā yín háng development bank
皌 kāi mò to receive condolences
盘汇率 kāi pán huì lǜ opening exchange rate
眼界 kāi yǎn jiè broaden, expand one's horizons
示 kāi shì to instruct (novices); to preach; to teach; to reveal
禁 kāi jìn to lift a ban; to lift a curfew
福 kāi fú Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
福区 kāi fú qū Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
立 kāi lì to found or start
站 kāi zhàn to put a new bus or railway station into operation
笔 kāi bǐ to start learning as a poet; to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
筵 kāi yán to host a banquet
红盘 kāi hóng pán (of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year; (of a business) to be profitable; (of a stock market) to rise; (sport) to win one's first match of a competition
绽 kāi zhàn to come unsewn
线 kāi xiàn to come unsewn; to split at the seam
县 kāi xiàn Kai county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
罪 kāi zuì to offend sb; to give offense; to displease
罚单 kāi fá dān to issue an infringement notice
罗大学 kāi luó dà xué Cairo University
胃菜 kāi wèi cài starter; appetizer
胃酒 kāi wèi jiǔ aperitif wine