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
to absolve sb from guilt; to exonerate; to exculpate
to think creatively; to have crazy ideas
Jack the Ripper
to come unglued; to come apart
bride facial hair removal; carve a face
start of play; opening of theatrical performance
opening gong
erhua variant of kāi huā
to open a bale of cotton
to deflower
to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet
(old) (of a child) to begin schooling
to prescribe medicine
slit (in clothing)
buttoned Chinese tunic; unbuttoned (to cool down)
cardigan
to straighten out; to explain; to ease sb's anxiety
to start to speak
(literary) to allow; to permit
to be honest; to show sincerity
candid and open (idiom)
to hold a (business) meeting; to start negotiations
to make out a bill
driver; person driving a vehicle
motorists