开 kāi open

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Traditional: 開

Stroke order

开 is written in 4 strokes.

开 — the Chinese character for open (kāi), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 开 — open

开

Senses

to open (transitive or intransitive)
(of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
(directional complement) away; off
carat (gold)

Example sentences

他开电视。Tā kāi diànshì.He turns on the TV.
请开电脑。Qǐng kāi diànnǎo.Please turn on the computer.

Related words

开 is pronounced kāi and means “open”.

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