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启

Traditional: 唘 · 啓 · 啟

qǐ

qǐ · kai2 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 啟|启[qi3]
  2. Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
  3. to open
  4. to start
  5. to initiate
  6. to enlighten or awaken
  7. to state
  8. to inform

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

启

Meaning
open; begin, commence; explain
Radical
口
Strokes
7
Components
⿸户口
Cangjie
ISR
Four-corner
3026

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