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
to lift open; to tear open
to start a match; the kick-off
to widen one's horizons; to open one's eyes
to talk sb round; to enlighten; to straighten sth out
to speak without thinking (idiom); to blurt sth out
Michelangelo, Italian artist
over and above (some amount); beyond (budget)
bottle opener
lenient treatment; to give one's opponent a way out
to leave a blank to mark censored area
to push aside; to part; to brush away
to diverge; to change (the subject); to branch off the road
to be open-minded; to become civilized; (of ice) to thaw
to be absent-minded; absent without leave (AWOL); to desert
to open an account (bank etc)
to release (a prisoner)
to pull apart; to pry open with the hands
fig. to work as hard as possible
except; besides; to get rid of (sb)
groundbreaking; like creation of the world
openness
start of literary work
to split open; to cleave; to spread open (fingers, legs)
to found a state; to open a closed country
to work late into the night; to burn the midnight oil