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

车 kāi chē to drive a car
zǒu kāi to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
门 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business
fēn kāi to separate; to part
口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk
gǔn kāi to boil (of liquid); boiling hot; Get out!; Go away!; fuck off (rude)
火 kāi huǒ to open fire
jiě kāi to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
会 kāi huì to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
头 kāi tóu beginning; to start
bì kāi to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
场 kāi chǎng to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event
通 kāi tōng to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transportation routes etc)
通 kāi tong open-minded
拍 kāi pāi to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction); to start a trading session (stock market)
zhāng kāi to open up; to spread; to extend
工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job
shǎn kāi to get out of the way
duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)
庭 kāi tíng to begin a (judicial) court session
启 kāi qǐ to open; to start; (computing) to enable
ràng kāi to get out of the way; to step aside
战 kāi zhàn to start a war; to make war; to battle against
lā kāi to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase
sōng kāi to release; to let go; to loosen; to untie; to come loose