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 give a favor (used of Christian God)
to take a hotel room; to rent a room
beginning of spring; the lunar New Year
school begins; give a course; teach a subject
to cast or put aside; to forget for a while
to unseal; Kaifeng city in Henan
to do a secret or dishonest deal; fig. under the counter
Cape Town (city in South Africa)
to accept the situation and move on
fig. everything becomes clear at once
Kelvin (temperature scale)
to split open
to excavate; to dig out; to scoop out
open-crotch pants (for toddlers)
to head for; (of troops) to depart for
to clear the way
unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters
to be popular; to be getting on well; much in demand
fig. to display ambidexterity
to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands
cashmere (loanword)
a good beginning
to publicize
to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow
to rush; fig. to work in haste; an express train sets off