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Character

开 kāi

HSK 1Character

to open (a door, window, or book)

Radical
廾
Strokes
4
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
一 廾
Traditional
開
Frequency
#69 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

kāi

kai1
  1. to open (a door, window, or book)
  2. to turn on (a light, the TV); to boil (water)
  3. to drive; to start (a car)

Examples

  • 请开门。

    qǐng kāi mén

    Please open the door.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 爸爸开车去商店。

    bà ba kāi chē qù shāng diàn

    Dad drives the car to the shop.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 请开一下灯。

    qǐng kāi yī xià dēng

    Please turn on the light.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 4 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 开

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Words with 开

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开会kāi huìto have a meeting; people come together to talk about workWordHSK 1开车kāi chēto drive a carWordHSK 1开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto say something funny to make people laughWordHSK 1开学kāi xuéwhen school starts again after a holiday or breakWordHSK 2开心kāi xīnhappy; gladWordHSK 2开机kāi jīto turn on a computer, phone, or machineWordHSK 2开业kāi yèto open a new shop, company, or office and start doing businessWordHSK 3开发kāi fāto develop land, an area, or resources, making them ready to useWordHSK 3开始kāi shǐto begin; to startWordHSK 3开展kāi zhǎnto start and carry out an activity, piece of work, or planWordHSK 3开放kāi fàngto open; when a flower opensWordHSK 3开水kāi shuǐboiled water that is safe to drinkWordHSK 4

Same radical 廾

All characters with 廾 →
异yì弄nòng弃qì弊bì廿niàn弈yì弁biàn弇yǎn廾gǒng
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