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Character Decomposition
启=户+口
Etymology
A door 户 being opened 口
Meanings
Qi son of Yu the Great 禹, reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
to open
to start
to initiate
to enlighten or awaken
to state
to inform
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Words with 启 198 total
to respectfully inform (used at the beginning or end of letters)谨启jǐn qǐobituary (archaic term)哀启āi qǐto start using · (computing) to enable (a feature)启用qǐ yòngto ship (goods)启运qǐ yùnWaking from Hibernation · old variant of, Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms èr shí sì jié qi 6th-20th March启蛰Qǐ zhéto submit a report to the king · to talk to the king启奏qǐ zòu
Idioms with 启 11 total Chain
a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)不愤不启bù fèn bù qǐto follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition · forming a bridge between earlier and later stages承前启后chéng qián qǐ hòuform a connecting link between the preceding and the following (as in a piece of writing) · connect with the foregoing and carry forward a new paragraph承上启下chéng shàng qǐ xià
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