kāi

to open; to turn on; to start

Character data

Radical ⾨ (169.4)
Strokes 12
SIMPLIFIED , 𫔭

Definitions

開 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

Words containing 開

Word Meaning
one person can hold off many enemies
There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
ratio seventy to thirty
official 70% right, 30% wrong verdict on Mao
to be awfully (busy etc)
unable to understand; can't get the point
to cast or put aside; to forget for a while
Asian Development Bank
to stretch out
arming system
to speak without thinking (idiom); to blurt sth out
to drive backwards; to reverse a vehicle
(of news) to spread; to get around
keep your thoughts to yourself
octavo
public expenditure
public; to make public; to publish
open letter
to publicize
to denounce
open forum
open (as in "the US Open"); (sports) open championship
public key (in encryption)
to reopen; to start again
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