open

Senses

/ 啟 variants: 啓, 唘 to begin

(bound form) to start, initiate, or set out; used in contexts such as departing on a journey or beginning a process

/ 啟 variants: 啓, 唘 to enlighten

(bound form) to instruct, enlighten, or awaken someone to knowledge

/ 啟 variants: 啓, 唘 to open

(bound form) to open or unfold; used in words for opening a letter, a door, or one's mouth

/ 啟 variants: 啓, 唘 to inform

(bound form) to state, tell, or inform; specifically used in formal reporting to a superior or in formal correspondence

/ 啟 variants: 啓, 唘 letter

(bound form) a letter, announcement, or notice; also used as a formal marker on envelopes or after a signature to indicate who is writing or opening the letter

/ 啟 variants: 啓, 唘 Qi

Qi, son of (Yu the Great) and founder of the Xia Dynasty

/ 啟 variants: 啓, 唘 surname

a Chinese surname

/ 啟 variants: 啓, 唘 to open up

(bound form) to open up land or expand territory; to develop

References

see 启/啟 禹/禹