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
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Kaidu River, Xinjiang
corkage fee
to start the harvest
to beat the gong to open a performance
clear way with gongs and shouts; show off loudly
to start drilling
invite thieves by being careless
New Year firecrackers at midnight
opening and closing ceremonies
pioneer; groundbreaker
to expel from school
to expel from the Party
Kaiyang county in Guiyang guì yáng, Guizhou
open set (math.)
to clear up (of weather)
to fire; to discharge
to smile; to beam
slit dress
Kailu county in Tongliao tōng liáo, Inner Mongolia
Kailu county in Tongliao tōng liáo, Inner Mongolia
camera (loanword)
to scam people; charge crazy high prices
to stop following a vegetarian diet; to break a fast