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 expand one's financial resources
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
to leave in stealth; to slip away
to bloom abundantly
(of a play, movie etc) to begin
Sacred King Chen Yuanguang; Zhangzhou god
to open fire
to turn on the light
to open a furnace; to start up a furnace
Kelvin (temperature scale)
to start plowing; to plow the first furrow
to announce the winners in a lottery
to joke; to make fun of; to play a joke
open ball (math.); to start a ball game
bottle opener
corkage fee
to pioneer a frontier area; to open up new territory
to develop; to open up (for development)
developer
development zone
development cycle; development period
developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
development environment (computer)
development cycle; development period
development process