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Character Decomposition
开=一+廾
Etymology
Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door
Meanings
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)
abbr. for Kelvin
abbr. for kāi běn, book format
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Words with 开 976 total
to cast or put aside · to forget for a while丢开diū kāito separate · to part分开fēn kāito let go · to release放开fàng kāito set out (of troops) · departure · start date (of military expedition)开拔kāi báto open · to start (a business etc) · to set up开办kāi bànbook format based on how a full printing sheet is cut or folded (often abbreviated to kāi after a numeral, e.g. 16-kai and 32-kai, roughly A4 and A5 respectively)开本kāi běnto start learning as a poet · to write one's first (poem, essay etc)开笔kāi bǐto open up; to create; to establish开辟kāi pì(agriculture) to begin sowing · (of a radio or TV station) to start broadcasting · (of a radio or TV station) to start to air (a program)开播kāi bōto step forward · to walk开步kāi bùto open up a port for trade · to open treaty ports开埠kāi bùto extract (ore or other resource from a mine) · to exploit · to mine开采kāi cǎito begin · to open · to start · beginning of an event开场kāi chǎngwide open开敞kāi chǎnghappy and carefree开畅kāi chàngto drive a car (or train etc) · (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke开车kāi chēKaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies开城Kāi chéngto pull open · to pull apart · to space out · to increase拉开lā kāito come to accept an unpleasant fact · to get over sth · to cheer up看开kàn kāito depart; to leave离开lí kāi
Idioms with 开 130 total Chain
(idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale遍地开花biàn dì kāi huāto start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path · to break fresh ground别开生面bié kāi shēng miànto be awfully (busy etc)不可开交bù kě kāi jiāo(lit.) springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom) · (fig.) a time of renewal and flourishing春暖花开chūn nuǎn huā kāi(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush打开天窗说亮话dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà(idiom) epic in scope; wide-ranging大开大合dà kāi dà hé
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