开
开
“to open”
Radical: 廾
Strokes: 4
Level: HSK 1
How 开 is built — stacked top over bottom
The story behind 开
A bar (一) lifted with two hands (廾) = to open (开).
💡 开门 (kāimén) = to open the door. 开始 (kāishǐ) = to start.
Words with 开
开始 kāishǐ — to begin
离开 líkāi — to leave
开玩笑 kāi wán xiào — to play a joke
公开 gōng kāi — public
开发 kāi fā — exploit (a resource)
开放 kāi fàng — to lift (a ban or restriction)
开幕式 kāi mù shì — opening ceremony
开心 kāi xīn — to feel happy
展开 zhǎn kāi — to unfold
召开 zhào kāi — to convene (a conference or meeting)
敞开 chǎng kāi — wide open
继往开来 jì wǎng kāi lái — to follow the past and herald the future (idiom)
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