kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 1 trad. 開

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

我们开电视吧。

Let us turn on the TV.

老师,可以开一下电脑吗?

Teacher, may I turn on the computer for a moment?