开水壶 Traditional form: 開水壺 Pinyin (reading): kāishuǐhú Definitions: kettle Characters: 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice 壶 - jar, pot, jug, vase; surname Traditional characters: 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice 壺 - jar, pot, jug, vase; surname