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The Radical: 开
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Meaning |
to open, start, turn on 开
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Explanation |
Can be seen as the entrance gate of a buddhist temple with two traverses. This gate is always open. |
Used in these Kanji:
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开
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to open, to start, to turn on
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Shows an open gate with a double cross-bar, as it is common at the entrance of buddhist temples and means: "open". |
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并
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to combine, to merge, also
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Top: out of 丷, below: open 开 (= the entrance gate of a buddh. temple)
When you are coming out of the open temple's gate, you shall be combined/united. |
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研
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to grind, study, to rub, research
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Left: stone 石 (At the cliff 厂 is a stone 口), right: open, start 开 (image of the entrance gate of a buddh. temple)
(Only polished gems show their beauty) A stone is "opened" when it is grinded to shine for being studied. |
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形
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| appearance, shape, form
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Left: open, start 开 (image of the entrance gate of a buddh. temple), right: hair 彡
With open hair you are in good appearance. |
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型
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| form, model, type (e.g. blood type)
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Top: punishment 刑 (who openly 开 [=gate at temple] uses his knife刂 is punished.), earth: 土
Use an open knife and earth (=clay) to form a model. |
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刑
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| punishment, penalty, sentence
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Left: open, start 开 (image of the entrance gate of a buddh. temple), right: knife 刂
Who openly uses his knife, will be: punished. |
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邢
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (place name), surname Xíng
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Left: open, start 开 (Image of the entrance gate of a buddh. temple), right: village⻏
An entrance gate at this village. |
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Similar Radicals (either meaning or appearance) | ![](../images/SVG_close2.svg) |
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List of the radials
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