Usage of the character 啟

to open
to start
to initiate
to enlighten or awaken
to state
to inform

Qǐ

启

[啟]

Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 ( Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 ( Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

chóngqǐ

重启

[重啟]

to restart (a machine etc); to reactivate (a postponed project etc)

Qǐzhé

启蛰

[啟蟄]

Waking from Hibernation
old variant of 驚蟄／惊蛰 ( Jīngzhé), Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (èrshísìjiéqi) 6th-20th March

qǐfēng

启封

[啟封]

to open sth that has been sealed

kāiqǐ

开启

[開啟]

to open
to start
(computing) to enable

qǐshì

启事

[啟事]

announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)
to post information
a notice

Qǐmíng

启明

[啟明]

Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn

qǐfā

启发

[啟發]

to enlighten
to explain (a text etc)
to stimulate (a mental attitude)
enlightenment
revelation
motivation

Qǐdōng

启东

[啟東]

Qidong, county-level city in Nantong 南通 ( Nántōng), Jiangsu

qǐyùn

启运

[啟運]

to ship (goods)

qǐyòng

启用

[啟用]

to start using
(computing) to enable (a feature)

qǐchǐ

启齿

[啟齒]

to open one's mouth
to start talking

jǐnqǐ

谨启

[謹啟]

to respectfully inform (used at the beginning or end of letters)

jìngqǐ

敬启

[敬啟]

respectful closing to a letter

qǐméng

启蒙

[啟矇]

variant of 啟蒙／启蒙 (qǐméng)
to instruct the young

qǐshì

启示

[啟示]

to reveal
to enlighten
enlightenment
revelation
illumination
moral (of a story etc)
lesson

qǐchéng

启程

[啟程]

to set out on a journey

qǐháng

启航

[啟航]

(of a ship) to set sail; (of an airplane) to take off

qǐzòu

启奏

[啟奏]

to submit a report to the king
to talk to the king

qǐdòng

启动

[啟動]

to start (a machine)
(fig.) to set in motion
to launch (an operation)
to activate (a plan)

qǐméng

启蒙

[啟蒙]

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

zìqǐ

自启

[自啟]

(of a machine, app etc) to start on its own; to autostart

āiqǐ

哀启

[哀啟]

obituary (archaic term)

qǐdí

启迪

[啟迪]

to edify
enlightenment

qǐdòngzi

启动子

[啟動子]

promoter

Qǐshìlù

启示录

[啟示錄]

the Revelation of St John the divine
the Apocalypse

Qǐdōngshì

启东市

[啟東市]

Qidong, county-level city in Nantong 南通 ( Nántōng), Jiangsu

qǐshìzhě

启示者

[啟示者]

revelator

qǐfāshì

启发式

[啟發式]

heuristic

Qǐhǎihuà

启海话

[啟海話]

Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai

qǐdòngqū

启动区

[啟動區]

boot sector (computing)

Míng Tiānqǐ

明天启

[明天啟]

Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校 ( Zhū Yóuxiào) (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, temple name 明熹宗 ( Míng Xīzōng)

Liáng Qǐchāo

梁启超

[梁啟超]

Liang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform movement of 1898

qǐfāfǎ

启发法

[啟發法]

heuristic method
heuristics

Xú Guāngqǐ

徐光启

[徐光啟]

Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician in the Ming dynasty

jìngqǐzhě

敬启者

[敬啟者]

Dear Sirs
To Whom It May Concern

qǐmíngxīng

启明星

[啟明星]

(astronomy) Venus

chéngxiānqǐhòu

承先启后

[承先啟後]

see 承前啟後／承前启后 (chéngqiánqǐhòu)

nányǐqǐchǐ

难以启齿

[難以啟齒]

to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
to find it hard to speak about sth

qǐyìngqídǎo

启应祈祷

[啟應祈禱]

Introitus (section of Catholic mass)

yīnyōuqǐshèng

殷忧启圣

[殷憂啟聖]

deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
storms make oaks take deeper root

Qǐméngzhǔyì

启蒙主义

[啟蒙主義]

Enlightenment (philosophy)

Qǐdé Jīchǎng

启德机场

[啟德機場]

Kai Tak Airport, international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1998

bùfènbùqǐ

不愤不启

[不憤不啟]

a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)

xiūyúqǐchǐ

羞于启齿

[羞於啟齒]

to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

chóngxīnqǐdòng

重新启动

[重新啟動]

to reboot; to restart

chéngqiánqǐhòu

承前启后

[承前啟後]

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages