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 shake off; to get rid of
to go all out; to throw off inhibitions
to indulge in fantasy; to imagine the wildest thing
to disperse
plain boiled water
flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
blooming; in full flower
all smiles
to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth
to open (one's eyes)
to cut open; to split
to feel embarrassed
unembarrassed; without fear of impairing personal relation
to move away
all smiles
eat less and move more to lose weight
Michelangelo, Italian Renaissance artist
Michelangelo (Tw)
to cut spending; to reduce spending
With a will, you can achieve anything.
With a will, you can achieve anything.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
lenient treatment; to give one's opponent a way out
lenient treatment; to give one's opponent a way out
to burst forth