启

啟

qǐㄑㄧˇ

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TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

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

Examples

See it in context

門突然被 Mike 門啟了。

The door was suddenly opened by Mike.

在殭屍啟示錄的事件中你會怎麼做？

What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse?

開啟野戰手電筒不會幫助你在黑暗中看得到。

Switching on a fleshlight won't help you see in the dark.

這個裝置是用開關啟動的。

This device is actuated by a switch.

教導學生，不到他想瞭解而不得其解的時候，不去開導他；不到他想表達意見卻說不出來的時候，不去啟發他。教給他一個方面的東西，他卻不能由此而推知其它三個方面的東西，那就不再教他了。

When teaching a student, do not enlighten him until he wishes to understand what he could not. Do not inspire him until he wishes to express but could not. When teaching him one side of a solution, if he could not discover the other three sides, then do not teach him again.

Characters

Character breakdown

户

hù

a household

口

kǒu

mouth

Related: 启

启事

qǐ shì

announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)

启发

qǐ fā

to enlighten

启蒙

qǐ méng

variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qi3 meng2]

启示

qǐ shì

to reveal

启蒙

qǐ méng

to instruct the young

开启

kāi qǐ

to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)

Stroke practice

Practice writing 启

Characters

simplified script

Use Loop to watch the stroke order repeatedly, or start the quiz to practice drawing the character yourself. Reset clears any ongoing animation or quiz state.