启发

qǐfā

to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude)

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 啟發

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

老师的问题启发了我。

The teacher's question enlightened me.

你能启发我吗?

Can you enlighten me?