Dong Chinese dictionary

qǐ

open

Simplified form of 啟. Depicts a hand (又) opening a door (户) of an opening (口). The 又 (hand) component was later removed for simplification.

Components

户 Iconic component

hù

door

口 Iconic component

kǒu

mouth

Depicts an opening.

又 Deleted component

yòu

(hand), again

Depicts a hand.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qǐ

open; begin; to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform

Qǐ

Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[XiàCháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

qǐ

variant of 啟|启[qǐ]

Most common words with 启

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