DICTIONARY
The Chinese word kai - 开 - kāi
(to open in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
kāi
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English translations
to open, to drive, to start, opening, to dismiss, karat,
to begin, to fire out
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 开 ( kāi ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
开 ( kai / kāi ) in traditional characters
開
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Character complexity
开 is composed of 4 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to blossom (flower) | to attend a meeting
开 ( kai / kāi ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 76)
开 ( kai / kāi ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 76)
Chinese example words containing the character 开 ( kai / kāi )
打开 ( dăkāi = to open ), 开姆尼茨 ( Kāi mŭ ní cí = Chemnitz ), 开玩笑 ( kāi wánxiào = to make fun of ), 开车 ( kāichē = to drive a car ), 开关 ( kāiguān = switch ), 开花 ( kāihuā = to bloom ), 开花儿 ( kāihuār = to blossom ), 开会 ( kāihuì = to hold a meeting ), 开机 ( kāijī = to boot ), 开门 ( kāimén = to open ), 开始 ( kāishĭ = to begin ), 开胃菜 ( kāiwèicài = appetizer ), 开胃酒 ( kāiwèijiŭ = aperitif ), 开学 ( kāixué = beginning of a new semester ), 开演 ( kāiyăn = to begin ), 离开 ( líkāi = to leave ), 展开 ( zhănkāi = to spread )
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