启 Traditional form: 啟 Pinyin (reading): Qǐ Definitions: Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 ( Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 ( Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC) Characters: 启 - to open; to begin, to commence; to explain Traditional characters: 啟 - to open; to begin, to commence; to explain