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
to found a state; to open a closed country
founding father of a state; key founder
founding father of a nation; key founding figure
founding hero of a new dynasty or state
to clear land (for cultivation); to open up land
Kaesong, city in southwest North Korea
Kaesong City in southwest North Korea
to open up a port for trade; to open treaty ports
to open a law court; to set up a mourning hall
beginning of an event; to start; to begin
opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow
cashmere (loanword)
pot of boiling water
over and above (some amount); beyond (budget)
to work late into the night; to burn the midnight oil
to open the throttle; to accelerate; to let her rip
to leave a blank to mark censored area
to open the sky and divide the earth
creation of the world; groundbreaking beginning
to start; to begin; beginning
before the beginning (of sth)
to start a match; to kick off
the start of a new term; school opening