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Chinese character

启

qǐ

to open

7 strokesRadical 口No. 1561Simplified

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • to open
  • to begin, to commence
  • to explain
  • variant of 啟|启[qi3]
  • Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

Simplified / Traditional

启→啓

Variant forms: 啓

Variant forms

Components

Etymology hint · Ideographic

A door 户 being opened 口

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Stroke order

启

Draw each stroke in order. The outline shows the target shape.

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