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ㄎㄞ

kāi

open

開 is a 12 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as kāi in the first tone.

In simplified Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (gate) and (open).

  • ㄎㄞ

    kāi

    open

    • ㄇㄣ ˊ

      mén

      gate

    • ㄎㄞ

      kāi

      open

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 開

Definitions for 開 pronounced as kāi

  • to open
  • to start
  • to turn on
  • to boil
  • to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  • to operate (a vehicle)
  • carat (gold)
  • abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]
  • abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format

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