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

运竹 kāi yùn zhú lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
远市 kāi yuǎn shì Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
都河 kāi dū hé Kaidu River, Xinjiang
酒费 kāi jiǔ fèi corkage fee
镰 kāi lián to start the harvest
锣 kāi luó to beat the gong to open a performance
锣喝道 kāi luó hè dào to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom)
钻 kāi zuān to start drilling
门揖盗 kāi mén yī dào leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
门炮 kāi mén pào firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition)
闭幕式 kāi bì mù shì opening and closing ceremonies
辟者 kāi pì zhě pioneer; groundbreaker
除学籍 kāi chú xué jí to expel from school
除党籍 kāi chú dǎng jí to expel from the Party
阳县 kāi yáng xiàn Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
集 kāi jí open set (math.)
霁 kāi jì to clear up (of weather)
革 kāi gé to fire; to discharge
颜 kāi yán to smile; to beam
高叉 kāi gāo chā slit dress
鲁 kāi lǔ Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
鲁县 kāi lǔ xiàn Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
麦拉 kāi mài lā camera (loanword)
黑店 kāi hēi diàn lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. to carry out a scam; to run a protection racket; daylight robbery
斋 kāi zhāi to stop following a vegetarian diet; to break a fast