How to write 开

开 (kāi) means “to open (transitive or intransitive)”. The 开 stroke order has 4 strokes; the animation above shows them one at a time. Its radical is 廾. To practise how to write 开, open writing practice; to hear how to pronounce 开, use the pronunciation trainer.

Words with 开

• 开 — kāi, 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, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format
• 开 — kāi, 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, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format
• 开车 — kāi chē, to drive a car