kāi

open; initiate, begin, start

DEFINITIONS

開 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

WORDS

源 kāi yuán to expand one's financial resources; abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1 fang4 yuan2 ma3]
源節流 kāi yuán jié liú lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending; to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
溜 kāi liū to leave in stealth; to slip away
滿 kāi mǎn to bloom abundantly
演 kāi yǎn (of a play, movie etc) to begin
漳聖王 kāi zhāng shèng wáng Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光|陈元光[Chen2 Yuan2 guang1]
火 kāi huǒ to open fire
燈 kāi dēng to turn on the light
爐 kāi lú to open a furnace; to start up a furnace
爾文 kāi ěr wén Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson); Kelvin (temperature scale)
犁 kāi lí to start plowing; to plow the first furrow
獎 kāi jiǎng to announce the winners in a lottery
玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
球 kāi qiú open ball (math.); to start a ball game; to kick off (soccer); to tee off (golf)
瓶器 kāi píng qì bottle opener
瓶費 kāi píng fèi corkage fee
疆 kāi jiāng to pioneer a frontier area; to open up new territory
發 kāi fā to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
發人員 kāi fā rén yuán developer
發區 kāi fā qū development zone
發周期 kāi fā zhōu qī development cycle; development period; also written 開發週期|开发周期
發商 kāi fā shāng developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
發環境 kāi fā huán jìng development environment (computer)
發週期 kāi fā zhōu qī development cycle; development period; also written 開發週期|开发周期
發過程 kāi fā guò chéng development process