kāi

to open; to unlock; to turn on

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1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • kāito open; to start; to turn on

3Structure

Top-bottom structure上下结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

放开fàng kāi

to let go; to release

开放kāi fàng

to open up; to bloom; to be open

开花kāi huā

to bloom; to flower

开始kāi shǐ

to begin; to start

开心kāi xīn

happy; joyful

开门kāi mén

to open a door

5Example Sentences

请打开窗户。

qǐng dǎ kāi chuāng hù。

Please open the window.

他开始学习中文了。

tā kāi shǐ xué xí zhōng wén le。

He has started learning Chinese.

请把门打开。

qǐng bǎ mén dǎ kāi。

Please open the door.

我打开电脑开始工作。

wǒ dǎ kāi diàn nǎo kāi shǐ gōng zuò。

I turned on the computer and started working.

Other Characters Pronounced “kai”