HSK 1

(kāi): open, initiate, begin

kāi

open, initiate, begin

Pinyin

kāi

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

open, initiate, begin

How to Write (kāi)

is written in 4 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

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Origin of

Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

one
two hands

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

公开

gōngkāi

召开

zhàokāi

展开

zhǎnkāi

开发

kāifā

开始

kāishǐ

开展

kāizhǎn

开心

kāixīn

开拓

kāituò

开支

kāizhī

开放

kāifàng

开明

kāimíng

开朗

kāilǎng

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