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 let go; to release
to have free rein (idiom)
to open wide; unrestrictedly
unrestrictedly
to disperse; to separate
to get sth open by tapping or striking it
to turn off (electric switch); to break; to sever
win from the start; get instant success
easy-open can (with ring-pull); TW pull-top can
Kai-Fu Lee, Taiwan-born tech leader
Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), Mao Zedong's second wife
to burst with joy
to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
fig. to be unaffected (by sth); undaunted
Bay of Biscay
pneumatic switch
tracheotomy (medicine)
Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan
to be wide open
Wimbledon Championships (tennis)
Go away!; Get out!; fuck off (rude)
splash
to boil (food)
to boil
gap from missing teeth; toothless grin