How to write 啓

啓 qǐ 1. 開；打開。 [En.] Open; to open. 2. 開拓；開創。 [En.] Open up; pioneer. 3. 始；開始。 [En.] Begin; to start. 4. 萌芽。 [En.] Germinate; to sprout. 5. 教導；開導。 [En.] Teach; enlighten. 6. 招致；引發。 [En.] Cause; evoke. 7. 指門戶；道橋。 [En.] Refers to gates; bridges. 8. 前鋒；左翼。 [En.] Vanguard; left wing. 9. 稟告；報告。 [En.] Inform; report. 10. 泛指奏疏，公文，書函。 [En.] Generally refers to official documents, letters. 11. 古代指立春、立夏。 [En.] Refers to the Beginning of Spring or Summer in ancient times. 12. 指馬的一種，右前足白色的馬。 [En.] A type of horse, specifically a horse with a white front right foot. 13. 別，分開。 [En.] Distinguish; separate. 14. 刻。 [En.] Engrave; carve. 15. 通“跽”。跪坐。 [En.] To kneel. 16. 視。後作“䁈”。 [En.] To observe; later written as “䁈”. 17. 通“棨”。古代類似通行證的公文。 [En.] Refers to an official document similar to a pass in ancient times. 18. 姓。 [En.] A surname. 啓 qǐ 【本义】: 開，打開 [Original meaning]: Open; to open 【造字法】: 會意。從戶，從口。甲骨文字形，左邊是手(又)，右邊是戶(單扇門);用手開門，即開啓的意思。後繁化加「口」，或省去手(又)而成「啓」。金文又加「攴」(pū)成「啓」。現簡化爲「啓」。 [Character construction]: A compound character from 戶 (door) and 口 (mouth). The oracle bone script shows a hand (又) on the left and a door (戶) on the right. The action of opening a door implies the meaning of "to open". Later it was modified with an added口 or simplified to remove the hand component. In bronze inscriptions, it includes攴 (pū) evolving to the modern form. 1. 同本義 ([En.] open) 引: 1 《說文》：啓，開也。 [En.] "Shuowen" states:啓, means open. 1. [Example] "啓，開也。"(啓 means to open.) 2. [Example] "夫人將啟之。" - "The lady will open it." 3. [Example] "疆埸無主，則啟戒心。" - "Without a master at the border, it raises caution." 2. 啓發; 教育 ([En.] enlighten; teach; educate) 引: 1 《說文》：啟，教也。從攴，啓聲。 [En.] "Shuowen":啓 means to teach. 3. 出發; 起程 ([En.] start) 引: 1 《儀禮·夏小正》：正月啟蟄。 [En.] "The beginning of spring signifies awakening." 4. 開拓; 開創 ([En.] open up) 引: 1 《韓非子·有度》：齊桓公並國三十，啓地三千里。 [En.] "Duke Huan of Qi unified thirty states and expanded territory by three thousand miles." 5. 啓奏; 稟告 ([En.] inform; state) 引: 1 《玉臺新詠 ·古詩爲焦仲卿妻作》：堂上啓阿母。 [En.] "In the hall, I report to mother." 6. 煩請; 啓請 ([En.] please). 引: 1 [Example] 如:啓煩(套話。麻煩;多勞) - "Please, I trouble you." 7. 通「跽」。跪 ([En.] prostrate; kneel) 引: 1 《詩·小雅·采薇》：王事靡盬，不遑啓處。 [En.] "In royal affairs, there should not be negligence." 8. 通「晵」。省視，察看 ([En.] observe; watch) 引: 1 《論語·泰伯》：啓予足，啓予手。 [En.] "Show me your feet and hands." 啓 qǐ 1. 書信 ([En.] letter) 引: 1 蘇軾《與王敏仲八首》：方欲奉啓告別，遽辱惠問。 [En.] "I am about to deliver a farewell letter, and hastily honor your inquiry." 2. 官方文件 ([En.] official document) 引: 1 服虔《通俗文》：官信曰啓。 [En.] "An official letter is referred to as a啓." 3. 中國古代指立春、立夏 ([En.] the Beginning of Spring or Summer) 引: 1 《左傳》：凡分、至、啓、閉，必書雲物。 [En.] "All seasons must be recorded."