启(qǐ)

HSK 57 strokesTrad. 啓

variant of 启

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Character information

Pinyin
qǐ
Meaning
variant of 启
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
啓

Origin & structure

Where 启 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸户口

A door 户 being opened 口

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

户hù口kǒu

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

Traditional form 啓: To knock 攵 at the door 户

How to write 启 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 启

Common words using 启 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qǐ启shì事
HSK 5

announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post…

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qǐ启dòng动
HSK 5

to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to…

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qǐ启fā发
HSK 5

to enlighten

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qǐ启méng蒙
HSK 7-9

variant of 启蒙

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qǐ启shì示
HSK 7-9

to reveal

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qǐ启dí迪
HSK 7-9

to edify

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kāi开qǐ启
HSK 7-9

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

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āi哀qǐ启

obituary (archaic term)

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From 启’s common words

事动发蒙示迪开哀

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