啟 (kai2 | qi3) : open; start; begin; commence

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啟

kai2

qi3

[1] open; start; initiate; begin; commence
[2] enlighten; inspire; awaken
[3] state; declare; inform

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 攴 (#66)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

啟 / 启

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Nov 2016 07:03

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啟事 kai2 si6 qi3 shi4 = public notice

啟發 kai2 faat3 qi3 fa1 = inspire; enlighten

啟示 kai2 si6 qi3 shi4 = enlightenment; inspiration

啟程 kai2 cing4 qi3 cheng2 = to set out on a journey

啟動 kai2 dung6 qi3 dong4 = start up; activate; 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)

啟動作業 kai2 dung6 zok3 jip6 qi3 dong4 zuo4 ye4 = priming task (common formation)

啟動技術 kai2 dung6 gei6 seot6 qi3 dong4 ji4 shu4 = priming technique (common formation)

課文啟動 fo3 man4 kai2 dung6 ke4 wen2 qi3 dong4 = text priming (common formation)

重新啟動 cung4 san1 kai2 dung6 chong2 xin1 qi3 dong4 = to reboot; to restart (common formation)

重複啟動效應 cung4 fuk1 kai2 dung6 haau6 jing3 chong2 fu4 qi3 dong4 xiao4 ying4 = repetition priming effect (common formation)

開啟 hoi1 kai2 kai1 qi3 = to open

敬啟 ging3 kai2 jing4 qi3 = used as a respectful closing to a letter

敬啟者 ging3 kai2 ze2 jing4 qi3 zhe3 = "to whom it may concern" as the opening to a letter

啟迪 kai2 dik6 qi3 di2 = enlightenment; edification

啟顏 kai2 ngaan4 qi3 yan2 = to break forth in a smile (also 開顔)

啟市 kai2 si5 qi3 shi4 = commencement of business (especially after Chinese new year etc.)

難以啟齒 naan4 ji5 kai2 ci2 nan2 yi3 qi3 chi3 = find it to hard to open one's mouth

謹啟 gan2 kai2 jin3 qi3 = yours sincerely 國

啟東 kai2 dung1 qi3 dong1 = Qidong (city in Jiangsu)

啟德機場 kai2 dak1 gei1 coeng4 qi3 de2 ji1 chang3 = Kai Tak Airport

啟示錄 kai2 si6 luk6 qi3 shi4 lu4 = [Bible] Book of Revelations

啟稟 kai2 ban2 qi3 bing3 = report to (an official or superior)

巫啟賢 mou4 kai2 jin4 wu1 qi3 xian2 = Eric Moo

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+555f (off-site link)

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