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 start talking
polling station
to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed)
to pull open; to pull apart; to increase
(fig.) to raise the curtain; to lift the curtain
(fig.) to take the offensive; to assume a fighting stance
to get rid of; to throw out
to dig into; to cut a mine into
to move (sth) aside; to step aside
to lift open; to tear open
to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject
to pull apart; to pry open with the hands
fig. to analyze minutely from every angle; to chew sth over
to uncover; to open
to disregard; to leave aside
to ignore an issue (idiom)
to push aside; to part; to brush away
to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something
to pry open; to lever open
impossible to disentangle; impossible to separate
to break open
to unscrew; to twist off (a lid); to turn on (a faucet)
to spread out; to unfold
to send (sb) away; to change the subject
to reform and open to the outside world