启 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 启 hsk 5

启 (啓)

Definition to open / to start

启(唘) [ ] variant of 啟|启[qi3]
启(啓) [ ] variant of 啟|启[qi3]
启(啟) [ ] Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
启(啟) [ ] to open / to start / to initiate / to enlighten or awaken / to state / to inform

Traditional 啓

Pinyin

Zhuyin ㄑㄧˇ

Jyutping kai2

Unicode 542f

Radical 口

Usage

Synonyms 被起开始展敞

Input Method Wubi( ynkd ) Cangjie( hsr ) Zhengma( wmj ) Four Corner( 30267 )

Same Pronunciation 起企岂乞绮杞芑綮 (qǐ)

STROKE ORDER

COMMON WORDS WITH 启
	启动 ( 啟動 ) qǐ dòng to start (a machine) / (fig.) to set in motion / to launch (an operation) / to activate (a plan) ( 啟動 )

	启用 ( 啟用 ) qǐ yòng to start using / (computing) to enable (a feature) ( 啟用 )

	启发 ( 啟發 ) hsk 5 qǐ fā to enlighten / to explain (a text etc) / to stimulate (a mental attitude) / enlightenment / revelation / motivation ( 啟發 ) hsk 5

	启示 ( 啟示 ) hsk 6 qǐ shì to reveal / to enlighten / enlightenment / revelation / illumination / moral (of a story etc) / lesson ( 啟示 ) hsk 6

	开启 ( 開啟 ) kāi qǐ to open / to start / (computing) to enable ( 開啟 )

	启蒙 ( 啟蒙 ) hsk 6 qǐ méng to instruct the young / to initiate / to awake sb from ignorance / to free sb from prejudice or superstition / primer / enlightened / the Enlightenment / Western learning from the late Qing dynasty ( 啟蒙 ) hsk 6

	启程 ( 啟程 ) hsk 6 qǐ chéng to set out on a journey ( 啟程 ) hsk 6

	启德 ( 啓德 ) qǐ dé Kai Tak ( 啓德 )

	启奏 ( 啟奏 ) qǐ zòu to submit a report to the king / to talk to the king ( 啟奏 )

	启蒙运动 ( 啓蒙運動 ) qǐ méng yùn dòng the enlightenment ( 啓蒙運動 )

	启东 ( 啟東 ) Qǐ dōng Qidong county level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu ( 啟東 )

	启事 ( 啟事 ) hsk 6 qǐ shì announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) / to post information / a notice ( 啟事 ) hsk 6

	重启 ( 重啟 ) chóng qǐ to reopen / to restart ( 重啟 )

	启航 ( 啟航 ) qǐ háng (of a ship) to set sail / (of an aeroplane) to take off / also written 起航[qi3 hang2] ( 啟航 )

	启功 ( 啓功 ) qǐ gōng Qi Gong ( 啓功 )

	承上启下 ( 承上啓下 ) chéng shàng qǐ xià a connecting link between the preceding and the following ( 承上啓下 )

	启闭 ( 啓閉 ) qǐ bì start and stop / on and off ( 啓閉 )

	难以启齿 ( 難以啟齒 ) nán yǐ qǐ chǐ to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth ( 難以啟齒 )

	启示录 ( 啟示錄 ) Qǐ shì lù the Revelation of St John the divine / the Apocalypse ( 啟示錄 )

	启齿 ( 啟齒 ) qǐ chǐ to open one's mouth / to start talking ( 啟齒 )

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