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

凿 kāi záo to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
茅塞顿 máo sè dùn kāi murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
发区 kāi fā qū development zone
喜笑颜 xǐ xiào yán kāi grinning from ear to ear (idiom); beaming with happiness
dòng kāi to be wide open
拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops); departure; start date (of military expedition)
锅 kāi guō (of a pot) to boil
想得 xiǎng de kāi to not take to heart; to be free of worried thoughts; to adopt a lighthearted perspective; lighthearted
zhàn kāi to burst forth
具 kāi jù to draw up (a document)
创性 kāi chuàng xìng innovative
盘 kāi pán to commence trading (stock market)
矿 kāi kuàng to mine; to open a seam
箱 kāi xiāng unboxing; to unbox
腔 kāi qiāng to speak out; to start speaking
荒 kāi huāng to open up land (for agriculture)
路先锋 kāi lù xiān fēng pioneer; trailbreaker
信 gōng kāi xìn open letter
想不 xiǎng bu kāi cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles
水 bái kāi shuǐ plain boiled water
cuò kāi to stagger (times)
屏 kāi píng (a peacock) spreads its tail
山 kāi shān to cut into a mountain (to open a mine); to open a monastery
市 kāi shì (of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading; to make the first transaction of the day
绿灯 kāi lǜ dēng to give the green light; to give the go-ahead