qǐ

启

to open; to begin, to commence; to explain

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Words with 启

启动 qǐ dòng to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion HSK 5
启发 qǐ fā to enlighten; to explain (a text etc) HSK 5
启事 qǐ shì announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information HSK 5
开启 kāi qǐ to open; to start HSK 7–9
启示 qǐ shì to reveal; to enlighten HSK 7–9
启迪 qǐ dí to edify; enlightenment HSK 7–9
启蒙 qǐ méng variant of 启蒙; to instruct the young HSK 7–9
启程 qǐ chéng to set out on a journey

Character facts

Radical
口 mouth; entrance, gate, opening
Parts
户 + 口
Structure
Surround from upper left
Unicode
U+542F

Ideographic: A door 户 being opened 口