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

幕 kāi mù to open (a conference); to inaugurate
罗 kāi luó Cairo, capital of Egypt
shuǎi kāi to shake off; to get rid of
chuán kāi (of news) to spread; to get around
piē kāi to disregard; to leave aside
炮 kāi pào to open fire
船 kāi chuán to set sail
办 kāi bàn to open; to start (a business etc); to set up
fān kāi to open up
路 kāi lù to open up a path; to make one's way through; to construct a road; (electricity) open circuit
不可交 bù kě kāi jiāo to be awfully (busy etc)
赛 gōng kāi sài (sports) open championship; open (as in "the US Open")
发商 kāi fā shāng developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack
曼群岛 kāi màn qún dǎo Cayman Islands
设 kāi shè to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)
异想天 yì xiǎng tiān kāi to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
心 xún kāi xīn to make fun of; to seek diversion
局 kāi jú opening (chess etc); early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
窍 kāi qiào to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns
演 kāi yǎn (of a play, movie etc) to begin
怀 kāi huái to one's heart's content; without restraint
duàn kāi to break; to sever; to turn off (electric switch)
走 kāi zǒu to go (of car, train etc); to drive off
拓者 kāi tuò zhě pioneer