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
Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen jiāng mén, Guangdong
to open shop
to begin a (judicial) court session
lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
once started, no turning back; must go on
to hold memorial service; to hold a funeral
to open a business; first transaction of a business day
(of a bus, train etc) to leave for; heading for
to do a secret or dishonest deal; fig. under the counter
to start collecting taxes
to feel happy; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
pistachio nuts; fig. amusing person
to rejoice; smiling
to rush; fig. to work in haste; an express train sets off
to give a favor (used of Christian God)
to become enlightened (Buddhism)
to one's heart's content; without restraint
to end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break
to start a war; to make war; to battle against
to start an opera
to open an account (bank etc)
to take a hotel room; to rent a room
(of a sports competition or match) to commence
to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)
fig. to open up (new horizons); to develop (border regions)