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啟 is an 11 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as qǐ in the third tone.
In simplified Chinese the character 启 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 啟
Definitions for 啟 pronounced as qǐ
- Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
- to open
- to start
- to initiate
- to enlighten or awaken
- to state
- to inform
Vocabulary
The most common words for 啟 — see all
- to open
- to start
- to set out on a journey
- to start (a machine)
- to set in movement
- to launch (an operation)
- to activate (a plan)
Collections
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The Second 1000 Traditional Chinese Characters
by MandarinPoster ※ 1000 characters