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  kai2   jyutping
  qi3   pinyin
[1] open; start; initiate; begin; commence
[2] enlighten; inspire; awaken
[3] state; declare; inform

verb
Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#66)

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

This word has been viewed 10118 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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detail  kai2 si6  qi3 shi4 = public notice
detail  kai2 faat3  qi3 fa1 = inspire; enlighten
detail  kai2 si6  qi3 shi4 = enlightenment; inspiration
detail  kai2 cing4  qi3 cheng2 = to set out on a journey
detail  kai2 dung6  qi3 dong4 = start up; activate; initiate
detail  kai2 jung6  qi3 yong4 = start using; enable (a feature)
detail  kai2 mung4  qi3 meng1 = enlightened; enlightenment
detail  kai2 faat3 sik1  qi3 fa1 shi4 = elicitation method (of teaching); heuristic method
detail  kai2 mung4 wan6 dung6  qi3 meng2 yun4 dong4 = the Enlightenment
detail  kai2 ci2  qi3 chi3 = open one's mouth (showing one's teeth)
See all 23 compounds (CantoDict reports 27 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)
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