启
qǐQǐ HSK5

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启 (啟) qǐ frequency
inform verb
to state, explain, or notify in a formal or written manner

敬启者，兹收到您的来信。

jìng qǐ zhě, zī shōu​dào nín de lái​xìn.

To whom it may concern: I have received your letter.

enlighten verb
to instruct, awaken, or provide insight and awareness

老师的一番教诲，极具启人心智的力量。

lǎo​shī de yī fān jiào​huì, jí jù qǐ rén xīn​zhì de lì​liang.

The teacher's teachings have a powerful enlightening effect on the mind.

open verb
to open, uncover, or unlock

他启开了密闭的箱子。

tā qǐ kāi le mì​bì de xiāng​zi.

He opened the sealed box.

start noun
to initiate or begin a process, movement, or journey

他在新年第一天启笔写下了新书的第一章。

tā zài xīn​nián dì​yī tiān qǐ​bǐ xiě​xià le xīn shū de dì​yī zhāng.

On the first day of the new year, he set pen to paper and wrote the first chapter of his new book.

启 (啟) Qǐ
Qi proper name
Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 Yǔ, reported founder of the 夏朝 Xià​cháo (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

夏启是中国历史上第一个王朝的开创者。

Xià Qǐ shì Zhōng​guó lì​shǐ​shàng dì​yī​gè wáng​cháo de kāi​chuàng zhě.

Xia Qi was the founder of the first dynasty in Chinese history.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,320th most common 93.2 per million
Movie subtitles
1,375th most common 52.8 per million appears in 22% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
3.93 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
12.6 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5
Traditional
啟啓
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+542F

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)