How to write 啟

Animated Stroke Order of 啟

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Free Printable 啟 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "啟"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 啟

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "啟"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 啟

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Meaning of 啟

Pinyin qǐ

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

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

Usage

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啟 (qǐ) 1. Same as "启" (qǐ). 2. Verb: to open, to unfold. - Examples: "开启" (kāi qǐ - to open), "启齿" (qǐ chǐ - to speak). - Quote from "Book of History": "启龠见书" (qǐ yuè jiàn shū - open the music pipes to see the text). - Quote from "Zuo Zhuan": "门启而入，枕尸股而哭" (mén qǐ ér rù, zhěn shī gǔ ér kū - the door opens, and one enters, crying over the corpse). - Quote from Song Dynasty poet Liu Kezhuang's "苦寒行" (kǔ hán xíng): "长安城中多热官，朱门日高未启关" (cháng ān chéng zhōng duō rè guān, zhū mén rì gāo wèi qǐ guān - in Chang'an, there are many warm officials, and the red gates are high but not opened at noon). 3. Verb: to enlighten, to teach. - Examples: "启发" (qǐ fā - to inspire), "启蒙" (qǐ méng - to enlighten). - Quote from "Analects": "不愤不启，不悱不发" (bù fèn bù qǐ, bù fèi bù fā - if one is not distressed, one will not be enlightened; if one is not confused, one will not speak out).