Read Edit View history 开 kāi HSK1 open Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 開. Pictograph of two hands (廾) opening the bolt (一) on a door (門). The traditional component 門 was removed for simplification. Pinyin Separate values with commas kāi × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 开 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 開 ×开 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint The traditional component 門 was removed for simplification. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 开 Simp strokes 开 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a bolt on a door. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 开 Simp strokes 开 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 开 Simp strokes 开 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 开 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 315, 681 ], [ 338, 674 ], [ 390, 673 ], [ 634, 720 ], [ 694, 728 ], [ 719, 725 ] ], [ [ 98, 381 ], [ 125, 369 ], [ 166, 363 ], [ 445, 405 ], [ 833, 443 ], [ 889, 430 ], [ 926, 414 ] ], [ [ 339, 587 ], [ 356, 577 ], [ 381, 547 ], [ 378, 400 ], [ 357, 262 ], [ 332, 196 ], [ 281, 115 ], [ 229, 66 ], [ 190, 42 ] ], [ [ 568, 674 ], [ 608, 651 ], [ 623, 631 ], [ 623, -35 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 612 685 Q 634 691 660 694 Q 717 706 726 713 Q 736 722 731 731 Q 724 744 693 753 Q 663 760 557 728 Q 431 700 324 691 Q 284 687 312 667 Q 355 640 417 652 Q 487 665 561 677 L 612 685 Z", "M 653 401 Q 752 411 907 399 Q 932 396 938 405 Q 945 418 933 431 Q 902 459 857 480 Q 842 487 815 478 Q 742 462 667 451 Q 660 451 653 449 L 594 442 Q 453 429 407 421 L 350 414 Q 310 413 282 407 Q 209 395 101 394 Q 86 394 85 382 Q 85 369 104 354 Q 149 321 187 334 Q 229 350 342 365 Q 343 366 347 366 L 403 375 Q 460 387 594 395 L 653 401 Z", "M 407 421 Q 411 464 413 514 Q 417 535 419 546 Q 425 568 403 578 Q 354 603 337 601 Q 316 597 333 574 Q 354 535 350 414 L 347 366 Q 347 245 264 128 Q 216 77 200 61 Q 185 48 182 41 Q 179 34 192 34 Q 208 34 230 49 Q 273 77 300 106 Q 373 187 394 314 Q 398 342 403 375 L 407 421 Z", "M 599 -2 Q 605 -30 613 -41 Q 619 -48 627 -46 Q 645 -37 651 31 Q 658 115 656 197 Q 653 248 653 401 L 653 449 Q 653 554 665 632 Q 669 651 653 663 Q 628 679 612 685 C 585 698 551 705 561 677 Q 558 670 577 643 Q 587 622 593 530 Q 593 490 594 442 L 594 395 Q 588 68 599 -2 Z" ] } 4 strokes 开 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 315, 681 ], [ 338, 674 ], [ 390, 673 ], [ 634, 720 ], [ 694, 728 ], [ 719, 725 ] ], [ [ 98, 381 ], [ 125, 369 ], [ 166, 363 ], [ 445, 405 ], [ 833, 443 ], [ 889, 430 ], [ 926, 414 ] ], [ [ 339, 587 ], [ 356, 577 ], [ 381, 547 ], [ 378, 400 ], [ 357, 262 ], [ 332, 196 ], [ 281, 115 ], [ 229, 66 ], [ 190, 42 ] ], [ [ 568, 674 ], [ 608, 651 ], [ 623, 631 ], [ 623, -35 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 612 685 Q 634 691 660 694 Q 717 706 726 713 Q 736 722 731 731 Q 724 744 693 753 Q 663 760 557 728 Q 431 700 324 691 Q 284 687 312 667 Q 355 640 417 652 Q 487 665 561 677 L 612 685 Z", "M 653 401 Q 752 411 907 399 Q 932 396 938 405 Q 945 418 933 431 Q 902 459 857 480 Q 842 487 815 478 Q 742 462 667 451 Q 660 451 653 449 L 594 442 Q 453 429 407 421 L 350 414 Q 310 413 282 407 Q 209 395 101 394 Q 86 394 85 382 Q 85 369 104 354 Q 149 321 187 334 Q 229 350 342 365 Q 343 366 347 366 L 403 375 Q 460 387 594 395 L 653 401 Z", "M 407 421 Q 411 464 413 514 Q 417 535 419 546 Q 425 568 403 578 Q 354 603 337 601 Q 316 597 333 574 Q 354 535 350 414 L 347 366 Q 347 245 264 128 Q 216 77 200 61 Q 185 48 182 41 Q 179 34 192 34 Q 208 34 230 49 Q 273 77 300 106 Q 373 187 394 314 Q 398 342 403 375 L 407 421 Z", "M 599 -2 Q 605 -30 613 -41 Q 619 -48 627 -46 Q 645 -37 651 31 Q 658 115 656 197 Q 653 248 653 401 L 653 449 Q 653 554 665 632 Q 669 651 653 663 Q 628 679 612 685 C 585 698 551 705 561 677 Q 558 670 577 643 Q 587 622 593 530 Q 593 490 594 442 L 594 395 Q 588 68 599 -2 Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.