Made of 2 radicalsIdea

开

kāi

open

Frequency
#94Estimated
HSK
Level 1Estimated

Stroke order

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How it is built

Two hands lifting a door bar

Idea Both parts give meaning.

Some notes are traditional explanations, not proven history.

开 gives the sound in

Characters that share the same sound part. Compare the pinyin to hear how close they are.

Built from 开 4

Characters that use it as a direct part, most common first.

Words 10

  • 开kāiopen; driveHSK 1 Estimated
  • 开始kāishǐbeginHSK 2 Estimated
  • 离开líkāileaveHSK 3 Estimated
  • 公开gōngkāipublic; open
  • 开心kāixīnhappy
  • 开门kāiménopen the door
  • 开车kāichēdrive a car
  • 开水kāishuǐboiled water
  • 分开fēnkāiseparate
  • 开放kāifàngopen up

Sentences 3

Characters with a dotted underline are not in the course yet.

  • 你会开车吗?Nǐ huì kāichē ma?Can you drive?
  • 我们几点开始?Wǒmen jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?What time do we start?
  • 春天来了,花都开了。Chūntiān lái le, huā dōu kāi le.Spring has come and the flowers have all bloomed.