Etymology

Uncle Hanzi (汉字叔叔）
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Character: 開

English Senses For (英文): kai1
to open / to drive / to begin / to start / to reveal / to disclose / to state / to explain / to found / to expand / to eliminate / to divide into / to write down / to list / to undo / to unfold / to wind off / a carat / to run ( a shop or business )

Simplified (簡體字):
Unicode := 5F00
GB2312-80 := BFAA

开

Simplification (簡化方法):
unique simplification 136 reduction
traditional with 1 different simplified

Traditional (繁體字):
Unicode := 958B
Big5 := B67D

開
none

開 remnant

Etymology (文字來源):
Signific Cluster, hands 廾 taking off the bolt 一 and (opening) the door 門

Mandarin (普通話): Chinese

Cantonese (廣東話): Analyze

Taiwanese (臺灣話): Analyze

Shanghaiese (上海話): Analyze

Japanese (日本話): Analyze

Korean (韩国話): Analyze Listen

History of Chinese Writing

中國文字的歷史

Spoken Chinese and Other Languages

Unicode Tests

Chinese Equivalent Websites

Chinese Encoding and Conversion

Enable XP for maximum Chinese

ShuoWen: (說文解字):
張也從門從幵

Seal (說文解字裏的篆體字)


S08728	S08729

LST Seal (六書通裏的篆體字) Characters

L30954	L30955	L30956	L30957	L30958	L30959	L30960

L30961	L03842	L03843	L03844	L03845	L03846	L03847


Bronze (金文编) Characters - none known


Oracle (甲骨文) Characters - none known

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