开
kāi HSK1

open

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approved by Peter Olson · Oct 9, 2020, 05:12 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 9, 2020, 05:12 AM

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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.

Components

門
門 Deleted component
mén, men door

The traditional component 門 was removed for simplification.

◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts a bolt on a door.

廾
廾 Iconic component
gǒng two hands

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.836
Readings & variants
Unicode