(kāi)

to open; to start; to drive; to turn on

How 開 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
— gate
Traditional
Simplified

Components

Common words using 開

打開 dǎkāi
to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on
開始 kāishǐ
to begin; beginning; to start
開心 kāixīn
to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time
開門 kāimén
open (the) door
離開 líkāi
to depart; to leave
公開 gōngkāi
public; to publish; to make public
分開 fēnkāi
to separate; to part
召開 zhàokāi
to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together
展開 zhǎnkāi
to unfold; to carry out; to be in full swing
張開 zhāngkāi
to open up; to spread; to extend
想開 xiǎngkāi
to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on
拆開 chāikāi
to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed)

開 in a sentence

他每天開車去上班。

Tā měitiān kāichē qù shàngbān.

“He drives to work every day.”

How common is 開?

開 is the 94th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 40.6% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 開

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