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 declare at the outset (idiom)
Kaifeng city in Henan; to unseal; to open
Kaifeng prefecture in Henan
Kaifeng city in Henan, China; former Song capital
Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty
Kaifeng county in Kaifeng, Henan
to talk sb round; to enlighten; to straighten sth out
to be absent-minded; absent without leave (AWOL); to desert
to whisper and chat during a meeting or class
to give preferential treatment; to give special attention
early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
(a peacock) spreads its tail
to launch; to develop; to unfold
to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)
machete
founding master of a monastery; founder; originator
founder
to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)
(of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading
to open (a conference); to inaugurate
opening ceremony
opening ceremony
opening speech (at a conference)
Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen jiāng mén, Guangdong
Kaiping District, Tangshan, Hebei