Memory phrase for the character: 开


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Meaning to open, to start, to turn on

Pronunciation

kāi

Explanation

Mnemonic


 
Shows an open gate with a double cross-bar, as it is common at the entrance of Buddhist temples and means: "open".

Radicals

to open, start, turn onCan be seen as the entrance gate of a Buddhist temple with two traverses. This gate is always open.
two handsTwice this hand (with the fingers towards the top) side by side, which was simplified and combined.
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 Vocabulary

开镰 kāi lián  to start the harvest
撇开 piē kāi  to disregard; to leave aside
开襟 kāi jīn  buttoned Chinese tunic; unbuttoned (to cool down)
咧开嘴笑 liě kāi zuǐ xiào  to laugh
开凿 kāi záo  to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
开小灶 kāi xiǎo zào  lit. to turn on a private oven; to get special attention
甩开 shuǎi kāi  to shake off; to get rid of
甩开膀子 shuǎi kāi bǎng zi  to throw off inhibitions; to go all out
敞开 chǎng kāi  to open wide; unrestrictedly
开会祈祷 kāi huì qí dǎo  invocation
开国元勋 kāi guó yuán xūn  founding figure (of a country or dynasty); founding father; fig. also used of company or school etc; ounding father; fig. also used of company, school etc
开国元勋 kāi guó yuán xūn  


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