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开始

Traditional: 開始

kāi shǐ

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kāi shǐ · hoi1 ci2 (Jyutping)

  1. to begin; to start
  2. beginning; start

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

开

Meaning
open; initiate, begin, start
Radical
廾
Strokes
4
Components
⿱一廾
Cangjie
MT
Four-corner
1044

始

Meaning
begin, start; then, only then
Radical
女
Strokes
8
Components
⿰女台
Cangjie
VIR
Four-corner
4346.0

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