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 prescribe medicine
slit (in clothing)
to split open
buttoned Chinese tunic; unbuttoned (to cool down)
cardigan
open-crotch pants (for toddlers)
to straighten out; to explain; to ease sb's anxiety
to start to speak
to open (for business etc); to offer (goods or services)
(literary) to allow; to permit
to be honest; to show sincerity
frank and open; speak honestly and fairly
frank and open; talk honestly
candid and open (idiom)
school begins; give a course; teach a subject
to begin a lecture; to start on a story
to hold a (business) meeting; to start negotiations
to make out a bill
to start a match; the kick-off
to drive off; to go (of car, train etc)
to head for; (of troops) to depart for
fig. to work as hard as possible
to open up a path; to make one's way through
pioneer; trailbreaker
to drive a car