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启 - qǐ

open; begin, commence; explain

open; begin, commence; explain

How to read 启

Click 启 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishopen; begin, commence; explain
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

启事 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 启动. Please read 启奏 one more time.

Common words with this character

announcement; to post information; a notice
to start; to set in motion; to launch
to submit a report to the king; to talk to the king
to open sth that has been sealed

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 启 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 启事 and 启动 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 启.