开
Traditional form:
開
Pinyin (reading):
kāi
Definitions:
- to open (transitive or intransitive)
- (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
- to boil
- to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
- (directional complement) away; off
- carat (gold)
- abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文／开尔文 ( Kāiērwēn)
- abbr. for 開本／开本 (kāibēn), book format
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