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kāi

to open; to start, to initiate, to begin

💡 Ideographic: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door
HSK 1 4 strokes Very Common (1%)

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⿱一廾 i

Stroke Order

1 2 3 4

Component Tree i

one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes HSK 1
gǒng
two hands
💡 Ideographic: Two hands 十 side by side
3 strokes

Words Using 开 (482)

kāi
HSK 1
to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (vehicle) / abbr. for [[開爾文|开尔文]] degrees Kelvin
kāishǐ
开始
HSK 2
to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
líkāi
离开
HSK 3
to depart / to leave
kāixīn
开心
HSK 4
to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time / to make fun of sb
kāiwánxiào
开玩笑
HSK 4
to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke
kāifā
开发
HSK 5
to exploit (a resource) / to open up (for development) / to develop
kāishuǐ
开水
HSK 5
boiled water / boiling water
zhǎnkāi
展开
HSK 5
to unfold / to carry out / to be in full swing / to launch
gōngkāi
公开
HSK 5
public / to publish / to make public
zhàokāi
召开
HSK 5
to convene (a conference or meeting) / to convoke / to call together
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