Chinese Character 啟 (kai2 | qi3 ) : [a] open [b] begin

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啟
kai2 qi3
[a] open [b] begin Stroke count: 11 Level: 3 Radical: 攴 (#66) This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
啟 / 启
* This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate * This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008
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啟事 kai2 si6 qi3 shi4 = public notice 啟發 kai2 faat3 qi3 fa1 = to enlighten 啟示 kai2 si6 qi3 shi4 = enlightenment 啟程 kai2 cing4 qi3 cheng2 = to set out on a journey 啟動 kai2 dung6 qi3 dong4 = to start; to activate; to initiate 啟用 kai2 jung6 qi3 yong4 = start using; enable (a feature) 啟蒙 kai2 mung4 qi3 meng1 = enlightened; enlightenment 啟發式 kai2 faat3 sik1 qi3 fa1 shi4 = elicitation method (of teaching); heuristic method 啟蒙運動 kai2 mung4 wan6 dung6 qi3 meng2 yun4 dong4 = the Enlightenment 啟齒 kai2 ci2 qi3 chi3 = open one's mouth (showing one's teeth) See all 17 compounds

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Decimal representation of this word: 啟
Unicode code for this character: U+555F (off-site link)

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