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
get straight to the point
opening and closing ceremonies
unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters
open (spaces); wide; to open up
power switch; to switch on and off; to open and close
to open up; to establish; to set up
pioneer; groundbreaker
to fire (an employee)
to expel from school
to expel from the Party
zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
Kaiyang county in Guiyang guì yáng, Guizhou
open set (math.)
to clear up (of weather)
to fire; to discharge
beginning; to start
to smile; to beam
to serve a meal
slit dress
Kailu county in Tongliao tōng liáo, Inner Mongolia
Kailu county in Tongliao tōng liáo, Inner Mongolia
camera (loanword)
run a scam; cheat people
to stop following a vegetarian diet; to break a fast
Eid al-Fitr; Muslim festival ending Ramadan