启 - qǐ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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11 strokes
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啟 (启)

qǐ

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related words (30)

啟事

qǐ shì

announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice

啟動

qǐ dòng

to start (a machine); to switch on; to turn on; to set in movement; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan); to implement (a plan...); to open up

啟發

qǐ fā

to enlighten; to illuminate; to inspire; inspiration; to arouse; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation

啟奏

qǐ zòu

to submit a report to the king; to talk to the king

啟用

qǐ yòng

to start using; (computing) to enable (a feature)

啟示

qǐ shì

to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; lesson

啟程

qǐ chéng

to set out on a journey

啟航

qǐ háng

(of a ship) to set sail; (of an aeroplane) to take off; also written 起航

啟蒙

qǐ méng

to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance; to free sb from prejudice or superstition; primer; enlightened; the Enlightenment; Western learning from the late Qing dynasty

to ship (goods)

to edify; enlightenment

啟齒

qǐ chǐ

to open one's mouth; to start talking

啟動區

qǐ dòng qū

boot sector (computing)