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

来 kāi lái to emerge; to come out
过 kāi guò have opened; have started
太大 kāi tài dà turn on too high; set too high (referring to a heater)
瓶 kāi píng to open a bottle or container
bù kāi not open; cannot be opened
huá kāi to cut open; to slash open
shuǐ kāi the water boils
书 fān kāi shū to flip open a book; to turn the pages of a book to the beginning
rén kāi people driving
bō kāi to peel open; to strip off
chē kāi drive the car out
hái kāi also prescribed; additionally prescribed
伐 zhōng kāi fá clear-cut within; open up for logging in
到 kāi dào to turn to; to adjust to; to set to a certain level or position
diǎn kāi to click open; to open by clicking (as in on a computer or electronic device)
眼 zhēng kāi yǎn open eyes
得 kāi dé to operate (a heating system) at a high level
qiè kāi to cut open; to slice open; to carve open
chēng kāi force open; pushed so as to open
化 wèi kāi huà undeveloped; uncivilized; in a primitive state
从头始 cóng tóu kāi shǐ start from scratch; start over
距离 lā kāi jù lí to create distance; to pull apart and create space
sī kāi tear open; rip apart
阻隔 zǔ gé kāi block off; to set up a barrier to separate or isolate from something
huǒ kāi to turn up the fire; to start a fire