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

xiān kāi to lift open; to tear open
赛 kāi sài to start a match; the kick-off
眼 kāi yǎn to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons
导 kāi dǎo to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten
信口河 xìn kǒu kāi hé to speak without thinking (idiom); to blurt sth out
朗基罗 mǐ kāi lǎng jī luó Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Renaissance painter and sculptor
外 kāi wài over and above (some amount); beyond (budget)
瓶器 kāi píng qì bottle opener
一面 wǎng kāi yī miàn open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment
天窗 kāi tiān chuāng to leave a blank to mark censored area
bō kāi to push aside; to part; to brush away
chà kāi to diverge; to branch off the road; to change (the subject)
化 kāi huà to become civilized; to be open-minded; (of ice) to thaw
小差 kāi xiǎo chāi to be absent-minded; to desert; to abscond from the army; absent without leave (AWOL)
户 kāi hù to open an account (bank etc)
释 kāi shì to release (a prisoner)
bāi kāi to pull apart; to pry open with the hands
足马力 kāi zú mǎ lì to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed; fig. to work as hard as possible
chú kāi besides; except; to get rid of (sb); (math.) to divide
天辟地 kāi tiān pì dì to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth
放性 kāi fàng xìng openness
篇 kāi piān start of literary work; opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2]
pī kāi to cleave; to split open; to spread open (fingers, legs)
国 kāi guó to found a state; to open a closed country
夜车 kāi yè chē to burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night