How to write 启

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Meaning of 启

Pinyin qǐ

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

to open / to start

Usage

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启 qǐ 1. 打开。 [En.] Open. 2. 开始。 [En.] Start. 3. 开导。 [En.] Enlighten; teach; educate. 4. 陈述。 [En.] State; inform. 5. 书信。 [En.] Letter. --- 1. 打开：～封。～门。某某～。～齿。 [En.] Open: open a letter; open the door; so-and-so opens; open teeth. 2. 开始：～用。～程。～运。 [En.] Start: begin to use; start a journey; commence operations. 3. 开导：～迪。～发。～蒙。～示。～明。 [En.] Enlighten: guide; enlighten; unravel; clarify. 4. 陈述：～事。 [En.] State: state a matter. 5. 书信：书～。小～。 [En.] Letter: letter; brief notice. --- 【本义】:开，打开 [En.] The original meaning: Open; to open. 【造字法】:会意。从户，从口。 [En.] Formation method: Pictophonetic; composed of the characters for ‘door’ and ‘mouth’. 同本义 [En.] Same original meaning. 经传皆作“啟” [En.] In classical texts, it is written as "啟". 启发;教育 [En.] Enlighten; teach; educate. 出发;起程 [En.] Start; set off. 开拓;开创 [En.] Open up; pioneer. 启奏;禀告 [En.] Inform; state. 烦请;启请 [En.] Please. 通“跽”。跪 [En.] Prostrate; kneel. 通“晵”。省视，察看 [En.] Observe; watch. --- 启 qǐ 1. 书信。 [En.] Letter. 2. 官方文件。 [En.] Official document. 3. 中国古代指立春、立夏。 [En.] In ancient China, referring to the Beginning of Spring or Summer.

启用 qǐ yòng

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

启示 qǐ shì

to reveal / to enlighten / enlightenment / revelation / illumination / moral (of a story etc) / lesson

启发 qǐ fā

to enlighten / to explain (a text etc) / to stimulate (a mental attitude) / enlightenment / revelation / motivation

开启 kāi qǐ

to open / to start / (computing) to enable

启程 qǐ chéng

to set out on a journey

启蒙 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

启奏 qǐ zòu

to submit a report to the king / to talk to the king

启德 qǐ dé

Kai Tak

启东 Qǐ dōng

Qidong county level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu

启蒙运动 qǐ méng yùn dòng

the enlightenment

启事 qǐ shì

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

启功 qǐ gōng

Qi Gong

启航 qǐ háng

(of a ship) to set sail / (of an aeroplane) to take off / also written 起航[qi3 hang2]

重启 chóng qǐ

to reopen / to restart

承上启下 chéng shàng qǐ xià

a connecting link between the preceding and the following

难以启齿 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ

to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth

启闭 qǐ bì

start and stop / on and off

启示录 Qǐ shì lù

the Revelation of St John the divine / the Apocalypse

启齿 qǐ chǐ

to open one's mouth / to start talking

启动 qǐ dòng

to start (a machine) / (fig.) to set in motion / to launch (an operation) / to activate (a plan)

羞于启齿 xiū yú qǐ chǐ

to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)