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 separate; to part
to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
to split open; to cleave; to spread open (fingers, legs)
to dissolve into a liquid
more or less open; semiovert
semicivilized
half-open, half closed
half-open door; fig. prostitute
erhua variant of bàn kāi mén
Nankai district of Tianjin municipality tiān jīn shì
Hebei district of Tianjin municipality tiān jīn shì
Nankai University (Tianjin)
to start on a new (path); to break up
to convene (a conference or meeting); to call together
to convene a meeting; to call a conference
won't work; be unpopular
to be popular; to be getting on well; much in demand
Wu'er Kaixi, 1989 Chinese student leader
unable to make ends meet; to have financial difficulties
to laugh
to talk about sb's weak point
beaming with happiness; grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
China Development Bank
bottle gourd (i.e. hù guā)
to open wide