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
(of a patient) to have an operation
to edge a knife, scissor, sword etc
to make (a list); to list
at the outset; at first; early
to start; to initiate; to found
innovative
to start; to set in motion; to move
to be open-minded; to become civilized; (of ice) to thaw
Kaihua county in Quzhou qú zhōu, Zhejiang
open interval (in calculus)
to start a print run
to open a book; open-book (exam)
reading is always good for you
Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling tiě lǐng, Liaoning
Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling tiě lǐng, Liaoning
Kaiyuan county in Tieling tiě lǐng, Liaoning
to start to talk; to open one's mouth
a dike breaks; fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds)
to curse whenever one speaks; foul-mouthed
cashmere (loanword)
to start eating
to open and close
whet the appetite
to start; to open; (computing) to enable
to bill; to open a tab