Chinese Character 开 Meanings and components.

Form

开

Meaning

开 meaning[3] in English

To Open.

To Start.

To Turn On.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 开 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are one (一) , and hands joined (廾)

Its radical[1] is: 廾 (gong3) which means: Hands Joined, .廾gong3hands joined

In cangjie it is written with MT

How to write 开

To write开kai1to open you should write a combination of 一yi1one , 廾gong3hands joined arranged in a 吕 shape:

一 + 廾 = 开

开 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 开 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 开, looks as follow:

开
Pinyin:kai1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: 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
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
廾
Pinyin:gong3
Meaning[3]: Hands Joined

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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