開

See also: 开

開 U+958B, 開 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-958B ← 閊 [U+958A] CJK Unified Ideographs 閌 → [U+958C]

開 U+2F9EE, 開 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F9EE ← 𨯺 [U+2F9ED] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 䦕 → [U+2F9EF]

Translingual

Han character

開 (Kangxi radical 169, 門+4, 12 strokes, cangjie input 日弓一廿 (ANMT), four-corner 7744₁, composition ⿵門开(U+958B) or ⿵門幵(U+2F9EE))

Derived characters

• 鐦(锎), 𢵱, 𤡲, 𣛣(𬂻), 𣾺, 𥖆, 𦼠, 𥳐, 𨷑, 𩦓, 𫔦(𬮫), 𫙸, 𫫭, 𫯿

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1331, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41233
• Dae Jaweon: page 1835, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4286, character 2
• Unihan data for U+958B

• Unihan data for U+2F9EE

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 開
Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)		Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Qin slip script	Ancient script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 門 (“door”) + 一 (“latch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door”) + 廾 (“a pair of hands”) — a pair of hands opening a latched door. 一 and 廾 are combined into 开 since the Small Seal script; however, in the conservative variant 𨵑, the two hands and the latch are well visible.

Compare 闢. See also 關, in which the door is kept shut by two wooden poles.

Etymology 1

trad.		開
simp.		开*
alternative forms		𫔭 obsolete Singapore simplified 䦐 𨴉 𨳩 𨴂 𫔭 obsolete Singapore simplified 䦐 𨴉 𨳩 𨴂 𨵹 𨶘 𨵑

According to STEDT, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-k(w)a-j (“mouth; opening; spread; door; face; jaw”). Cognate with 戶 (OC *ɡʷaːʔ, “door”), Tibetan ཁ (kha, “mouth”), Tibetan སྒོ (sgo, “door”).

The word is possibly a colloquial variant of 闓 (OC *ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ, *ŋ̊ʰɯːls) (Schuessler, 2007). Proto-Mien *kʰu̯ɔiᴬ (“to open”) (whence Iu Mien kʰɔi¹) and Thai ไข (kǎi) are Chinese loans (Ratliff, 2010).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): kāi (kai¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): kai¹

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): kǎi

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): кэ (ke, I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hoi¹

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): fi¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hoi¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): kai¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): khôi

  (Hailu, HRS): koi^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): koi¹

  (Changting, Changting Pinyin): hue¹ / kue¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): kai¹
• Northern Min (KCR): kṳé
• Eastern Min (BUC): kŭi / kăi
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): kui¹ / kai¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khui / khai

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kui¹ / kai¹

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): kui¹ / kai¹

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): haai¹
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹khe
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): kai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kai
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹
    • Yale: kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kai
    • Palladius: кай (kaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: kai¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰai⁵⁵/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: kǎi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰæ²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: кэ (ke, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hoi¹
    • Yale: hōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: fi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fi²¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hᵘɔi³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: kai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰai⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: koi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: koi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoɪ⁴⁴/
  • (Changting)
    • Changting Pinyin: hue¹ / kue¹
    • Sinological IPA: /hue³³/, /kʰue³³/

Note:

• Changting:
  • hue1 - vernacular;
  • kue1 - literary.

• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: kai¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /kʰai¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kṳé
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyɛ⁵⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kŭi / kăi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰui⁵⁵/, /kʰai⁵⁵/

Note:

• kŭi - vernacular;
• kăi - literary.

• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: kui¹
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: kui
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰui⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: kui¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰui⁵⁴⁴/
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: kai¹
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: kai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰai⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: kai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰai⁵⁴⁴/

Note:

• kui1 - vernacular;
• kai1 - literary.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Changtai, Zhangpu, Longyan, General Taiwanese, Klang, Singapore, Philippines, Longyan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui
    • Tâi-lô: khui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: quy
    • IPA (Longyan, Longyan): /kʰui³³⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Klang, Philippines): /kʰui³³/
    • IPA (Zhangpu): /kʰui⁵⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yongchun, Changtai, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Singapore): /kʰui⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Changtai, Zhangpu, Longyan, General Taiwanese, Klang, Singapore, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai
    • Tâi-lô: khai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qay
    • IPA (Longyan): /kʰai³³⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Klang, Philippines): /kʰai³³/
    • IPA (Zhangpu): /kʰai⁵⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yongchun, Changtai, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Singapore): /kʰai⁴⁴/

Note:

• khui - vernacular;
• khai - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: kui¹ / kai¹
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khui / khai
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰui³³/, /kʰai³³/

Note:

• kui1 - vernacular;
• kai1 - literary.

• (Leizhou)
  • Leizhou Pinyin: kui¹ / kai¹
  • Sinological IPA: /kʰui³⁵/, /kʰai³⁵/

Note:

• kui1 - vernacular;
• kai1 - literary.

• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: haai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hai⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹khe
    • MiniDict: khe^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹khe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰe⁵³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: kai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰai̯³³/

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• Middle Chinese: khoj

Rime
Character	開
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	苦哀切
Baxter	khoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰəi/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰəj/
Li Rong	/kʰᴀi/
Wang Li	/kʰɒi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kāi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hoi1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*Nə-[k]ʰˤəj/, /*[k]ʰˤəj/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰɯːl/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	開	開
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	kāi	kāi
Middle Chinese	‹ khoj ›	‹ khoj ›
Old Chinese	/*Nə-[k]ʰˁəj/	/*[k]ʰˁəj/
English	to open (v.i.)	to open (v.t.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	開
Reading #	1/1
No.	7348
Phonetic component	開
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	開
Old Chinese	/*kʰɯːl/

Definitions

開

1. to open; to unlatch; to unfasten

   我開不到這扇門。 [MSC, trad.]
   我开不到这扇门。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ kāi budào zhè shàn mén. [Pinyin]

   I can't open the door.

   商店開到八點。／商店开到八点。  ―  Shāngdiàn kāi dào bā diǎn.  ―  The shop opens till eight o'clock.

2. to start; to turn on; to switch on

   開電燈／开电灯  ―  kāi diàndēng  ―  to switch the light on

   開電腦／开电脑  ―  kāi diànnǎo  ―  to turn on the computer

3. to make an opening; to open up

   開荒／开荒  ―  kāihuāng  ―  to open up wasteland

   開運河／开运河  ―  kāi yùnhé  ―  to dig a canal

   在牆上開個洞／在墙上开个洞  ―  zài qiáng shàng kāi ge dòng  ―  to make a hole in the wall

4. (of a flower) to open out; to bloom

   花開了。／花开了。  ―  Huā kāi le.  ―  The flower is blooming.

5. (of a frozen river) to thaw
6. to split; to divide; to cut

   一開二／一开二 [Cantonese]  ―  jat¹ hoi¹ ji⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  one split into two

7. to begin; to start

   開工／开工  ―  kāigōng  ―  to start working

   開學／开学  ―  kāixué  ―  to start school

8. to start; to set up; to open

   開間燒臘舖／开间烧腊铺 [Cantonese]  ―  hoi¹ gaan¹ siu¹ laap⁶ pou^3-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to open a roasted meats shop

   我開了個銀行帳戶。 [MSC, trad.]
   我开了个银行帐户。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ kāi le ge yínxíng zhànghù. [Pinyin]

   I opened a bank account.

9. to remove (a ban or restriction)

   開禁／开禁  ―  kāijìn  ―  to lift a ban

   開齋／开斋  ―  kāizhāi  ―  to resume a meat diet

10. to boil (bubble and turn to vapour)

    水開了沒有？／水开了没有？  ―  Shuǐ kāi le méiyǒu?  ―  Has the water boiled?

11. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice, etc.)

    開支票／开支票  ―  kāi zhīpiào  ―  to write a check

    我們開了一張學生必讀書單。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们开了一张学生必读书单。 [MSC, simp.]

    Wǒmen kāi le yī zhāng xuéshēng bìdú shūdān. [Pinyin]

    We made a list of required books for students.

    醫生開咗啲抗生素畀我。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    医生开咗啲抗生素畀我。 [Cantonese, simp.]

    ji¹ sang¹ hoi¹ zo² di¹ kong³ sang¹ sou³ bei² ngo⁵. [Jyutping]

    The doctor prescribed me some antibiotics.

12. to book (a hotel room)
13. to operate/run a business

    • 係做木匠、在前開過一間細木舖、後來亦關唨咯、而家靜靠同人做工夫嚟過日子、 [Cantonese, trad.]
      系做木匠、在前开过一间细木铺、后来亦关唨咯、而家静靠同人做工夫嚟过日子、 [Cantonese, simp.]

      From: 粵音指南·上卷, 卷之一　應對須知

      hai⁶ zou⁶ muk⁶ zoeng^6-2, zoi⁶ cin⁴ hoi¹ gwo³ jat¹ gaan¹ sai³ muk⁶ pou^3-2, hau⁶ loi⁴ jik⁶ gwaan¹ zo² lo³, ji⁴ gaa¹ zing⁶ kaau³ tung⁴ jan⁴ zou⁶ gung¹ fu¹ lai⁴ gwo³ jat⁶ zi², [Jyutping]

      He used to work as a woodworker; he had operated a small wood shop, and later closed it as well; currently he only relies on working for other people to make a living.

    • 1905, T. B. Adam, An English-Chinese dictionary of the Foochow dialect:

      Apothecary, kŭi iŏh dáing gì nè̤ng.

      (開藥店其人 / 开药店其人, literally, "a person who runs a pharmacy")

14. to hold (a meeting, exhibition, etc.)

    開會／开会  ―  kāihuì  ―  to hold a meeting

    開party／开party [Cantonese]  ―  hoi¹ paa¹ ti⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  to hold a party

15. to pay

    開工資／开工资  ―  kāi gōngzī  ―  to pay wages

16. to operate; to drive (a vehicle)

    開車／开车  ―  kāichē  ―  to drive a car

    開炮／开炮  ―  kāipào  ―  to fire a cannon

    船長把船開到對岸去。 [MSC, trad.]
    船长把船开到对岸去。 [MSC, simp.]

    Chuánzhǎng bǎ chuán kāi dào duì'àn qù. [Pinyin]

    The captain sailed the boat to the opposite bank.

    火車已經開了。／火车已经开了。  ―  Huǒchē yǐjīng kāi le.  ―  The train has already departed.

    開咁快做咩啫？ [Cantonese, trad.]
    开咁快做咩啫？ [Cantonese, simp.]

    hoi¹ gam³ faai³ zou⁶ me¹ zek¹? [Jyutping]

    What's the point of driving so fast?

17. (Cantonese) to make a liquid mixture

    開奶粉／开奶粉 [Cantonese]  ―  hoi¹ naai⁵ fan² [Jyutping]  ―  to make milk from formula

18. apart; away

    散開／散开  ―  sànkāi  ―  to separate and strew; to scatter; to disperse

    走開／走开  ―  zǒukāi  ―  to move out of the way

    坐開／坐开 [Cantonese]  ―  co⁵ hoi¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to sit farther away

    唔好游咁開。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    唔好游咁开。 [Cantonese, simp.]

    m⁴ hou² jau⁴ gam³ hoi¹. [Jyutping]

    Don't swim so far away.

19. (informal) Short for 開除／开除 (kāichú, “to fire; to sack; to discharge; to dismiss”).
20. (informal) to eat up
21. (Cantonese, archaic) Progressive aspect particle, used to express that an event is/was in progress.
    • 1866, 花波 [Mary Lucy French], transl., 《述史淺譯》 [Bible History for the Least and the Lowest]‎^[1], volume 3, 雙門底福音堂, page 48:

      㸃死呢、佢一日喺殿嗻拜開菩薩、仔入嚟殺死佢。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      点死呢、佢一日喺殿嗻拜开菩萨、仔入嚟杀死佢。 [Cantonese, simp.]

      dim² sei² ne¹, keoi⁵ jat¹ jat⁶ hai² din³ syu³ baai³ hoi¹ pou⁴ saat³, zai² jap⁶ lei⁴ saat³ sei² keoi⁵. [Jyutping]

      Soon after, when he [Sennacherib] was worshipping in the temple of his idol god, his sons rushed in, and smote him, and killed him. [original English]
      How did he [Sennacherib] die? One day, when he was worshipping his idol god in the temple, his sons came in and killed him. [literal English translation]

    • 1899, 馬可福音中西字 [The Gospel according to St. Mark in English and Cantonese]‎^[2], Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, chapter 14, verse 18:

      佢哋坐在席上、食開個時、耶穌話、我實在話你知、你哋之中、有一個共我同食嘅、是必賣我呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      佢哋坐在席上、食开个时、耶稣话、我实在话你知、你哋之中、有一个共我同食嘅、是必卖我呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]

      keoi⁵ dei⁶ co⁵ zoi⁶ zik⁶ soeng⁶, sik⁶ hoi¹ go³ si⁴, je⁴ sou¹ waa⁶, ngo⁵ sat⁶ zoi⁶ waa⁶ nei⁵ zi¹, nei⁵ dei⁶ zi¹ zung¹, jau⁵ jat¹ go³ gung⁶ ngo⁵ tung⁴ sik⁶ ge³, si⁶ bit¹ maai⁶ ngo⁵ aa³. [Jyutping]

      And as they sat and did eat [literally, were eating], Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.

22. (Cantonese) Inceptive and continuous aspect particle, used to express that an event has started and continues on for a while.
    • 1954, 朱頂鶴, 陳雲, directed by 譚伯葉, 鄧轟, and 陳中堅, 好女十八嫁 [Eighteen Marriages of a Smart Girl], spoken by 阮母 (梁淑卿 [Leung Suk Hing]):

      人哋屋企有開事㗎，人哋娶你返去希望沖喜㗎咋。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      人哋屋企有开事㗎，人哋娶你返去希望冲喜㗎咋。 [Cantonese, simp.]

      jan⁴ dei⁶ uk¹ kei² jau⁵ hoi¹ si⁶ gaa³, jan⁴ dei⁶ cou² nei⁵ faan¹ heoi³ hei¹ mong⁶ cung¹ hei² gaa³ zaa¹. [Jyutping]

      Their family has been having issues for a while; they're marrying you into the family in hopes of warding off ills.

23. (Cantonese) Habitual aspect particle.

    你有冇食開啲乜嘢藥㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
    你有冇食开啲乜嘢药㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]

    nei⁵ jau⁵ mou⁵ sik⁶ hoi¹ di¹ mat¹ je⁵ joek⁶ gaa³? [Jyutping]

    Are you taking any medications?

24. (Cantonese) Converbal aspect particle used to express a condition or rationale.

    去開買餸，幫我買樽豉油吖。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    去开买𩠌，帮我买樽豉油吖。 [Cantonese, simp.]

    heoi³ hoi¹ maai⁵ sung³, bong¹ ngo⁵ maai⁵ zeon¹ si⁶ jau⁴ aa¹. [Jyutping]

    When you go and do your groceries, buy a bottle of soy sauce for me.

25. (Chinese phonetics) Short for 開口／开口 (kāikǒu, “open-mouthed”).
26. (Hokkien) to spend (money)

    開錢／开钱 [Hokkien]  ―  khai-chîⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to spend money

27. a surname

Synonyms

• (to open): 闢／辟 (pì)
• (to open out): 開放／开放 (kāifàng), 放 (fàng)
• (to eat up): 吃光 (chīguāng)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to open, to turn on”): 關／关 (guān)
• (antonym(s) of “apart”):
  • 過來／过来 (guòlái)
  • (Cantonese) 埋 (maai4)

Compounds

• 不開 / 不开
• 不開交 / 不开交
• 不開眼 / 不开眼 (bùkāiyǎn)
• 丟開 / 丢开 (diūkāi)
• 丟開手 / 丢开手
• 伸開 / 伸开 (shēnkāi)
• 倒不開 / 倒不开
• 全開 / 全开
• 公開 / 公开 (gōngkāi)
• 公開信 / 公开信 (gōngkāixìn)
• 公開賽 / 公开赛 (gōngkāisài)
• 分開 / 分开 (fēnkāi)
• 剖開 / 剖开
• 劈開 / 劈开 (pīkāi)
• 勒開 / 勒开
• 半開化 / 半开化
• 半開眼 / 半开眼
• 半開門 / 半开门
• 召開 / 召开 (zhàokāi)
• 吃不開 / 吃不开 (chībukāi)
• 吃得開 / 吃得开 (chīdekāi)
• 大開 / 大开
• 天開眼 / 天开眼
• 尋開心 / 寻开心 (xúnkāixīn)
• 對開 / 对开 (duìkāi)
• 小開 / 小开 (xiǎokāi)
• 展開 / 展开 (zhǎnkāi)
• 岔開 / 岔开
• 張開 / 张开 (zhāngkāi)
• 性開放 / 性开放
• 想不開 / 想不开 (xiǎngbùkāi)
• 想得開 / 想得开 (xiǎngdekāi)
• 想開 / 想开 (xiǎngkāi)
• 截開 / 截开
• 打開 / 打开 (dǎkāi)
• 抖開 / 抖开
• 扭開 / 扭开
• 抹不開 / 抹不开
• 拋開 / 抛开 (pāokāi)
• 拆開 / 拆开 (chāikāi)
• 拉開 / 拉开 (lākai)
• 捅開 / 捅开
• 挪開 / 挪开 (nuókāi)
• 掀開 / 掀开 (xiānkāi)
• 掙開 / 挣开
• 推開 / 推开
• 掰開 / 掰开 (bāikāi)
• 掉開 / 掉开
• 揭開 / 揭开 (jiēkāi)
• 搬開 / 搬开 (bānkāi)
• 撂開 / 撂开
• 撇開 / 撇开 (piēkāi)
• 撂開手 / 撂开手
• 撥開 / 拨开 (bōkāi)
• 撐開 / 撑开
• 撬開 / 撬开 (qiàokāi)
• 撒開 / 撒开
• 撕開 / 撕开
• 擇不開 / 择不开
• 擘開 / 擘开 (bòkāi)
• 擰開 / 拧开
• 擺不開 / 摆不开
• 擺開 / 摆开 (bǎikāi)
• 攤開 / 摊开 (tānkāi)
• 支開 / 支开
• 放開 / 放开 (fàngkāi)
• 散開 / 散开 (sànkāi)
• 敞開 / 敞开 (chǎngkāi)
• 敞開兒 / 敞开儿
• 敲開 / 敲开 (qiāokāi)
• 明開 / 明开
• 易開罐 / 易开罐 (yìkāiguàn)
• 未開 / 未开 (wèikāi)
• 格開 / 格开
• 沒開交 / 没开交
• 洞開 / 洞开 (dòngkāi)
• 滾開 / 滚开 (gǔnkāi)
• 獻開 / 献开
• 發開 / 发开
• 登開 / 登开
• 白開水 / 白开水 (báikāishuǐ)
• 盛開 / 盛开 (shèngkāi)
• 看得開 / 看得开
• 眉開 / 眉开
• 看開 / 看开 (kànkāi)
• 睜開 / 睁开
• 磨不開 / 磨不开
• 窮開心 / 穷开心
• 綽開 / 绰开
• 綻開 / 绽开 (zhànkāi)
• 翻開 / 翻开 (fānkāi)
• 老開 / 老开 (lǎokāi)
• 蘭開夏 / 兰开夏
• 行開 / 行开
• 裂開 / 裂开 (lièkāi)
• 解開 / 解开 (jiěkāi)
• 計開 / 计开
• 說開 / 说开 (shuōkāi)
• 調開 / 调开
• 談開 / 谈开
• 走不開 / 走不开
• 走得開 / 走得开
• 起開 / 起开
• 趕開 / 赶开
• 躲開 / 躲开 (duǒkai)
• 避開 / 避开 (bìkāi)
• 邁開 / 迈开 (màikāi)
• 鋪開 / 铺开
• 閃開 / 闪开 (shǎnkāi)
• 開OT / 开OT
• 開不開 / 开不开
• 開交 / 开交 (kāijiāo)
• 開仗 / 开仗 (kāizhàng)
• 開伙
• 開伯爾山口 / 开伯尔山口 (Kāibó'ěr Shānkǒu)
• 開例 / 开例
• 開倒車 / 开倒车 (kāidàochē)
• 開價 / 开价 (kāijià)
• 開價兒 / 开价儿
• 開元 / 开元 (kāiyuán)
• 開元禮 / 开元礼
• 開元錄 / 开元录
• 開光 / 开光 (kāiguāng)
• 開先例 / 开先例
• 開具 / 开具 (kāijù)
• 開冬 / 开冬
• 開凍 / 开冻 (kāidòng)
• 開刀 / 开刀 (kāidāo)
• 開刃 / 开刃 (kāirèn)
• 開刃兒 / 开刃儿
• 開列 / 开列 (kāiliè)
• 開初 / 开初 (kāichū)
• 開創 / 开创 (kāichuàng)
• 開動 / 开动 (kāidòng)
• 開化 / 开化 (kāihuà)
• 開化史 / 开化史
• 開印 / 开印
• 開卷 / 开卷 (kāijuàn)
• 開卷考 / 开卷考
• 開取 / 开取
• 開口 / 开口 (kāikǒu)
• 開口呼 / 开口呼 (kāikǒuhū)
• 開口子 / 开口子
• 開口笑 / 开口笑 (kāikǒuxiào)
• 開口跳 / 开口跳
• 開口閉口 / 开口闭口 (kāikǒubìkǒu)
• 開司米 / 开司米 (kāisīmǐ)
• 開呵 / 开呵
• 開單 / 开单
• 開喪 / 开丧
• 開嗙 / 开嗙
• 開國 / 开国 (kāiguó)
• 開園 / 开园 (kāiyuán)
• 開地 / 开地
• 開坊 / 开坊
• 開堂 / 开堂
• 開基 / 开基 (kāijī)
• 開場 / 开场 (kāichǎng)
• 開場白 / 开场白 (kāichǎngbái)
• 開塞利 / 开塞利
• 開墒 / 开墒 (kāishāng)
• 開墾 / 开垦 (kāikěn)
• 開士 / 开士 (kāishì)
• 開外 / 开外 (kāiwài)
• 開夜車 / 开夜车 (kāiyèchē)
• 開天窗 / 开天窗 (kāitiānchuāng)
• 開天闢地 / 开天辟地 (kāitiānpìdì)
• 開始 / 开始 (kāishǐ)
• 開姆尼茨 / 开姆尼茨
• 開學 / 开学 (kāixué)
• 開宗明義 / 开宗明义 (kāizōngmíngyì)
• 開審 / 开审
• 開封 / 开封 (kāifēng)
• 開導 / 开导 (kāidǎo)
• 開小差 / 开小差 (kāi xiǎochāi)
• 開小差兒 / 开小差儿
• 開局 / 开局 (kāijú)
• 開尾韻 / 开尾韵
• 開屏 / 开屏 (kāipíng)
• 開展 / 开展 (kāizhǎn)
• 開山 / 开山 (kāishān)
• 開山刀 / 开山刀 (kāishāndāo)
• 開山斧 / 开山斧
• 開山機 / 开山机
• 開山祖師 / 开山祖师
• 開山門 / 开山门
• 開州 / 开州 (Kāizhōu, “Kaizhou”)
• 開工 / 开工 (kāigōng)
• 開差 / 开差
• 開市 / 开市 (kāishì)
• 開席 / 开席
• 開帳 / 开帐
• 開幕 / 开幕 (kāimù)
• 開幕式 / 开幕式 (kāimùshì)
• 開幫 / 开帮
• 開平 / 开平 (Kāipíng)
• 開平方 / 开平方
• 開平盤 / 开平盘
• 開年 / 开年 (kāinián)
• 開店 / 开店 (kāidiàn)
• 開庭 / 开庭 (kāitíng)
• 開廟 / 开庙
• 開弓 / 开弓 (kāigōng)
• 開弔 / 开吊 (kāidiào)
• 開弦弓 / 开弦弓 (Kāixiángōng)
• 開張 / 开张 (kāizhāng)
• 開往 / 开往
• 開征
• 開後門 / 开后门
• 開後門兒 / 开后门儿
• 開復 / 开复 (kāifù)
• 開徵 / 开征 (kāizhēng)
• 開心 / 开心 (kāixīn)
• 開心丸兒 / 开心丸儿
• 開心斧 / 开心斧
• 開心果 / 开心果 (kāixīnguǒ)
• 開快車 / 开快车
• 開恩 / 开恩 (kāi'ēn)
• 開悟 / 开悟 (kāiwù)
• 開懷 / 开怀 (kāihuái)
• 開懷兒 / 开怀儿
• 開戒 / 开戒
• 開戰 / 开战 (kāizhàn)
• 開戲 / 开戏
• 開戶 / 开户 (kāihù)
• 開房間 / 开房间 (kāi fángjiān)
• 開手 / 开手
• 開手錢 / 开手钱
• 開打 / 开打 (kāidǎ)
• 開拍 / 开拍 (kāipāi)
• 開拔 / 开拔
• 開拓 / 开拓 (kāituò)
• 開挖 / 开挖 (kāiwā)
• 開排 / 开排
• 開採 / 开采 (kāicǎi)
• 開掘 / 开掘 (kāijué)
• 開播 / 开播 (kāibō)
• 開支 / 开支 (kāizhī)
• 開放 / 开放 (kāifàng)
• 開放型 / 开放型
• 開敏 / 开敏
• 開啟 / 开启 (kāiqǐ)
• 開敞地 / 开敞地
• 開數 / 开数
• 開新板 / 开新板
• 開方 / 开方 (kāifāng)
• 開明 / 开明 (kāimíng)
• 開映 / 开映
• 開春 / 开春 (kāichūn)
• 開春兒 / 开春儿
• 開晴 / 开晴
• 開普敦 / 开普敦 (Kāipǔdūn)
• 開暢 / 开畅
• 開曠 / 开旷 (kāikuàng)
• 開會 / 开会 (kāihuì)
• 開朗 / 开朗 (kāilǎng)
• 開本 / 开本 (kāiběn)
• 開板 / 开板
• 開板兒 / 开板儿
• 開架 / 开架 (kāijià)
• 開業 / 开业 (kāiyè)
• 開槍 / 开枪 (kāiqiāng)
• 開槓 / 开杠 (kāigàng)
• 開標 / 开标 (kāibiāo)
• 開機 / 开机 (kāijī)
• 開歲 / 开岁
• 開氣兒 / 开气儿
• 開水 / 开水 (kāishuǐ)
• 開江 / 开江
• 開汽水 / 开汽水 (kāi qìshuǐ)
• 開河 / 开河 (kāihé)
• 開泰 / 开泰
• 開洋 / 开洋 (kāiyáng)
• 開洋葷 / 开洋荤
• 開消 / 开消
• 開涮 / 开涮 (kāishuàn)
• 開溜 / 开溜 (kāiliū)
• 開源 / 开源 (kāiyuán)
• 開源節流 / 开源节流 (kāiyuánjiéliú)
• 開演 / 开演 (kāiyǎn)
• 開濬 / 开濬
• 開濟 / 开济
• 開火 / 开火 (kāihuǒ)
• 開火兒 / 开火儿
• 開炮 / 开炮
• 開爐 / 开炉 (kāilú)
• 開片 / 开片 (kāipiàn)
• 開犁 / 开犁 (kāilí)
• 開獎 / 开奖 (kāijiǎng)
• 開玩笑 / 开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào)
• 開班 / 开班 (kāibān)
• 開球 / 开球 (kāiqiú)
• 開瓢兒 / 开瓢儿
• 開瓶費 / 开瓶费
• 開疆 / 开疆 (kāijiāng)
• 開發 / 开发 (kāifā)
• 開發井 / 开发井
• 開發區 / 开发区 (kāifāqū)
• 開發商 / 开发商 (kāifāshāng)
• 開盤 / 开盘 (kāipán)
• 開盤價 / 开盘价
• 開盤子 / 开盘子
• 開眼 / 开眼 (kāiyǎn)
• 開眼界 / 开眼界
• 開砲 / 开炮
• 開碼頭 / 开码头
• 開礦 / 开矿 (kāikuàng)
• 開示 / 开示 (kāishì)
• 開票 / 开票 (kāipiào)
• 開禁 / 开禁 (kāijìn)
• 開私門 / 开私门
• 開科 / 开科
• 開秋 / 开秋
• 開秤 / 开秤
• 開竅 / 开窍 (kāiqiào)
• 開竅兒 / 开窍儿
• 開立 / 开立
• 開立方 / 开立方
• 開端 / 开端 (kāiduān)
• 開第 / 开第
• 開筆 / 开笔 (kāibǐ)
• 開筵 / 开筵
• 開篇 / 开篇 (kāipiān)
• 開紅燈 / 开红灯
• 開紅盤 / 开红盘
• 開素 / 开素
• 開綻 / 开绽
• 開綠燈 / 开绿灯 (kāi lǜdēng)
• 開線 / 开线
• 開編 / 开编
• 開縫 / 开缝
• 開缺 / 开缺
• 開罐器 / 开罐器 (kāiguànqì)
• 開罪 / 开罪 (kāizuì)
• 開罵 / 开骂 (kāimà)
• 開羅 / 开罗 (Kāiluó)
• 開考 / 开考 (kāikǎo)
• 開胃 / 开胃 (kāiwèi)
• 開脫 / 开脱 (kāituō)
• 開腔 / 开腔 (kāiqiāng)
• 開膠 / 开胶 (kāijiāo)
• 開膛 / 开膛 (kāitáng)
• 開臉 / 开脸
• 開臺 / 开台 (kāitái)
• 開臺鑼鼓 / 開台鑼鼓 / 开台锣鼓 (kāitáiluógǔ)
• 開臺 / 開台 / 开台 (kāitái)
• 開航 / 开航 (kāiháng)
• 開船 / 开船 (kāichuán)
• 開花 / 开花 (kāihuā)
• 開花兒 / 开花儿
• 開花帳 / 开花帐
• 開花期 / 开花期
• 開花豆 / 开花豆
• 開花豆兒 / 开花豆儿
• 開荒 / 开荒 (kāihuāng)
• 開荒劍 / 开荒剑
• 開葷 / 开荤 (kāihūn)
• 開落 / 开落
• 開蒙 / 开蒙
• 開藥方 / 开药方
• 開行 / 开行
• 開衩 / 开衩 (kāichà)
• 開衫 / 开衫 (kāishān)
• 開衩兒 / 开衩儿
• 開衫兒 / 开衫儿
• 開裂 / 开裂 (kāiliè)
• 開裾 / 开裾 (khui-ki) (Min Nan)
• 開襟 / 开襟
• 開襠褲 / 开裆裤 (kāidāngkù)
• 開解 / 开解
• 開言 / 开言 (kāiyán)
• 開訓 / 开训
• 開設 / 开设 (kāishè)
• 開診 / 开诊
• 開話 / 开话
• 開誠布公 / 开诚布公 (kāichéngbùgōng)
• 開誠相見 / 开诚相见
• 開課 / 开课 (kāikè)
• 開講 / 开讲 (kāijiǎng)
• 開議 / 开议 (kāiyì)
• 開豁 / 开豁
• 開賀 / 开贺
• 開賬 / 开账
• 開賽 / 开赛
• 開赴 / 开赴 (kāifù)
• 開路 / 开路 (kāilù)
• 開路神 / 开路神
• 開車 / 开车 (kāichē)
• 開辦 / 开办 (kāibàn)
• 開辦費 / 开办费
• 開通 / 开通
• 開進 / 开进
• 開運 / 开运
• 開道 / 开道 (kāidào)
• 開過眼 / 开过眼
• 開酒 / 开酒
• 開釋 / 开释 (kāishì)
• 開金 / 开金 (kāijīn)
• 開鋤 / 开锄
• 開銷 / 开销 (kāixiāo)
• 開鍋 / 开锅 (kāiguō)
• 開鏡 / 开镜
• 開鐮 / 开镰
• 開鑿 / 开凿 (kāizáo)
• 開鑼 / 开锣 (kāiluó)
• 開門 / 开门 (kāimén)
• 開門揖盜 / 开门揖盗 (kāiményīdào)
• 開門砲 / 开门炮
• 開門紅 / 开门红 (kāiménhóng)
• 開門見山 / 开门见山 (kāiménjiànshān)
• 開門錢 / 开门钱
• 開間 / 开间
• 開閘 / 开闸
• 開闊 / 开阔 (kāikuò)
• 開闊地 / 开阔地
• 開闔 / 开阖
• 開關 / 开关 (kāiguān)
• 開闢 / 开辟 (kāipì)
• 開除 / 开除 (kāichú)
• 開陽 / 开阳 (Kāiyáng)
• 開霽 / 开霁
• 開靜 / 开静
• 開面 / 开面
• 開靨 / 开靥
• 開革 / 开革
• 開領 / 开领
• 開頭 / 开头 (kāitóu)
• 開頭兒 / 开头儿 (kāitóur)
• 開頭炮 / 开头炮
• 開顏 / 开颜
• 開風 / 开风
• 開風氣 / 开风气
• 開飯 / 开饭 (kāifàn)
• 開飲機 / 开饮机
• 開館 / 开馆 (kāiguǎn)
• 開首 / 开首 (kāishǒu)
• 開鬨 / 开哄
• 開麥拉 / 开麦拉 (kāimàilā)
• 開齋 / 开斋 (kāizhāi)
• 開齋節 / 开斋节 (Kāizhāijié)
• 隔開 / 隔开 (gékāi)
• 離不開 / 离不开 (líbùkāi)
• 離開 / 离开 (líkāi)
• 頓開 / 顿开
• 飄開 / 飘开
• 鬆開 / 松开 (sōngkāi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (開):

• → Japanese: 開(かい) (kai)
• → Vietnamese: khai (開)

Others:

• → Lao: ໄຂ (khai, “open”)
• → Thai: ไข (kǎi, “open”)
• → Vietnamese: khơi
• → Zhuang: hai (“open”)

Etymology 2

trad.		開
simp.		开*
alternative forms		K

Borrowed from English K (“karat”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāi (kai¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ke¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): kă̤
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kai
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹
    • Yale: kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kai
    • Palladius: кай (kaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ke¹
    • Yale: kē
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ke¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ké¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛː⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kă̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khe
    • Tâi-lô: khe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe³³/

Definitions

開

1. karat (measure of gold purity)

Compounds

• 開金 / 开金 (kāijīn)

Etymology 3

trad.		開
simp.		开*

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāi (kai¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kai
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹
    • Yale: kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kai
    • Palladius: кай (kaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

開

1. (physics) Short for 開爾文／开尔文 (kāi'ěrwén, “kelvin”).

Etymology 4

trad.		開
simp.		开*
alternative forms		嗨

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Definitions

開

1. (dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) Perfective aspect particle.
   • (Can we date this quote?), “海南鷄飯”, 张少林 [Chong Sau Lin] (lyrics), 伍佰 [Wu Bai] (music)‎^[3]performed by 张少林 [Chong Sau Lin]:

     齐家吃开晓来称赞 [Malaysian Huiyang Hakka, simp.]
     齊家吃開曉來稱讚 [Malaysian Huiyang Hakka, trad.]

     After eating it, everyone would come to applaud

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 了 (“(perfective particle)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		矣1
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		了
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	了
	Taiwan	了
	Harbin	了
	Malaysia	了
	Singapore	了
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	了
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	了
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	了
	Wanrong	嘮
	Xi'an	咧
	Xuzhou	了
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	了
	Ürümqi	咧
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	了
	Wuhan	了
	Guiyang	了
	Guilin	了
	Liuzhou	了
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	了
	Yangzhou	了
Cantonese	Guangzhou	咗, 嘵 obsolete
	Hong Kong	咗
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	咗
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	咗
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	耗
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	好
	Macau	咗, 敲
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	咗
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	咗
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	咗
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	誒, 呵
	Foshan	咗
	Foshan (Sanshui)	咗
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	咗
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	哺
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	咗
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	誒, 咗
	Taishan	誒
	Kaiping (Chikan)	誒
	Enping (Niujiang)	誒
	Dongguan	敲
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	好
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	後, 咗
	Qingyuan	咗
	Fogang	咗
	Yingde (Hanguang)	咗
	Shaoguan	咗
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	咗
	Renhua	咗
	Lechang	咗
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	咗
	Xinxing	標
	Luoding	咗
	Yangjiang	都
	Nanning	嗮
	Nanning (Tanka)	嗮
	Wuzhou	啊
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	了
	Guiping	畢
	Guiping (Mule)	開, 了
	Pingnan	開
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	開
	Guigang (Pingdong)	開, 了
	Beihai	了
	Beihai (Nankang)	了
	Beihai (Yingpan)	了
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	了, 咗
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	咗
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	了, 咗
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	咗
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	咗
	Singapore (Guangfu)	咗
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	咗
	Móng Cái	了, 咗
Gan	Nanchang	了
	Lichuan	了
Hakka	Meixian	了
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	拋, 阿
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	開
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	開
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	開
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	哩
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	哩
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	哩
	Yudu	了
	Hong Kong	開
	Senai (Huiyang)	開
	Kuching (Hepo)	了
Huizhou	Jixi	了
Jin	Taiyuan	咾
	Xinzhou	咾
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	了
Northern Min	Jian'ou	了
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	了, 𡅏
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	了
	Singapore (Hokkien)	了
	Manila (Hokkien)	囉
	Chaozhou	了
	Shantou	了
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	了
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	了
Wu	Shanghai	仔, 了
	Shanghai (Chongming)	仔
	Suzhou	仔
	Hangzhou	得, 了
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	得, 了
	Ningbo	仔
	Wenzhou	爻
	Jinhua	了

Japanese

Ryakuji for 開, based on ryakuji for 門; compare also 間 and 𫔭.

Kanji

開

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

1. open

Readings

• Go-on: かい (kai, Jōyō)、け (ke)
• Kan-on: かい (kai, Jōyō)
• Kun: ひらく (hiraku, 開く, Jōyō)、ひらける (hirakeru, 開ける, Jōyō)、あける (akeru, 開ける, Jōyō)、あく (aku, 開く, Jōyō)
• Nanori: さく (saku)、はる (haru)、はるき (haruki)、ひら (hira)、ひらかす (hirakasu)、ひらき (hiraki)、ひらく (hiraku)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to open”): 閉

Derived terms

• 開く
• 開ける

Etymology

Kanji in this term
開
かい Grade: 3
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 開 (MC khoj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠i]

Affix

開(かい) • (kai) 

1. open
2. start; beginning

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 開 (MC khoj). Recorded as Middle Korean ᄀᆡ (koy) (Yale: koy) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

Wikisource

開 (eumhun 열 개 (yeol gae))

1. hanja form^? of 개 (“open”)

Compounds

• 개강 (開講, gaegang)
• 개관 (開館, gaegwan)
• 개교 (開校, gaegyo)
• 개국 (開國, gaeguk)
• 개막 (開幕, gaemak)
• 개발 (開發, gaebal)
• 개방 (開放, gaebang)
• 개봉 (開封, gaebong)
• 개설 (開設, gaeseol)
• 개성 (開城, Gaeseong)
• 개시 (開始, gaesi)
• 개업 (開業, gaeeop)
• 개장 (開場, gaejang)
• 개척 (開拓, gaecheok)
• 개최 (開催, gaechoe)
• 개통 (開通, gaetong)
• 개폐 (開閉, gaepye)
• 개표 (開票, gaepyo)
• 개학 (開學, gaehak)
• 개항 (開港, gaehang)
• 개화 (開化, gaehwa)
• 개회 (開會, gaehoe)
• 공개 (公開, gonggae)
• 재개 (再開, jaegae)
• 전개 (展開, jeon'gae)
• 절개 (切開, jeolgae)
• 타개 (打開, tagae)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [4]

Vietnamese

Han character

開: Hán Việt readings: khai
開: Nôm readings: khơi, khui

1. (literary) chữ Hán form of khai (“to open, to start, to begin”).
2. chữ Nôm form of khui (“to open, to pry open”).