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

脱罪责 kāi tuō zuì zé to absolve sb from guilt; to exonerate; to exculpate
脑洞 kāi nǎo dòng to blow people's minds with highly imaginative, bizarre ideas
膛手杰克 kāi táng shǒu jié kè Jack the Ripper
胶 kāi jiāo to come unglued; to come apart
脸 kāi liǎn (of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old); to carve a face
台 kāi tái start of play; opening of theatrical performance
台锣鼓 kāi tái luó gǔ opening gong; gong strokes announcing start of opera performance
花儿 kāi huā r erhua variant of 開花|开花[kai1 hua1]
花衣 kāi huā yī to open a bale of cotton
苞 kāi bāo to deflower
荤 kāi hūn to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet; (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience
蒙 kāi méng (old) (of a child) to begin schooling
药 kāi yào to prescribe medicine
衩 kāi chà slit (in clothing)
襟 kāi jīn buttoned Chinese tunic; unbuttoned (to cool down)
襟衫 kāi jīn shān cardigan
解 kāi jiě to straighten out; to explain; to ease sb's anxiety
言 kāi yán to start to speak
许 kāi xǔ (literary) to allow; to permit
诚 kāi chéng to be honest; to show sincerity
诚相见 kāi chéng xiāng jiàn candid and open (idiom)
议 kāi yì to hold a (business) meeting; to start negotiations
账 kāi zhàng to make out a bill
车人 kāi chē rén driver; person driving a vehicle
车族 kāi chē zú motorists