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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- kai1
- English meanings
- open, open up, reclaim (land), open out, come loose, start, begin, operate, turn on (light), run (business), hold (meeting/etc.), divide into, reveal
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 一; bottom 廾.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
triumphant
sigh; generous
model; regular script
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
Please open the door.
- 02
What time does the shop open?
- 03
He started a company.
- 04
The flowers are blooming beautifully.
- 05
Turn on the light.
- 06
The car is leaving; get on quickly.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 公开
- 公开信
- 分开
- 召开
- 展开
- 开业
- 开会
- 开关
- 开创
- 开办
- 开动
- 开发
- 开发区
- 开发商
- 开口
- 开启
- 开场
- 开场白
- 开垦
- 开夜车
- 开天辟地
- 开头
- 开始
- 开学
- 开展
- 开工
- 开幕
- 开幕式
- 开张
- 开心
- 开拓
- 开支
- 开放
- 开朗
- 开机
- 开枪
- 开水
- 开玩笑
- 开花
- 开设
- 开车
- 开辟
- 开通
- 开采
- 开销
- 开阔
- 开除
- 异想天开
- 打开
- 抛开
- 拉开
- 推开
- 改革开放
- 敞开
- 盛开
- 眉开眼笑
- 离不开
- 离开
- 见钱眼开
- 解开
- 走开
- 隔开