1. 启

启

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  • 1318th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
启→
户口
2Radical
启→
户door/house口mouth
3Graphical
启→
丨匚丶口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qǐ (Qi3)Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
2. qǐ (qi3)to open • to start • to initiate • to enlighten or awaken • to state • to inform

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

启动 (啟動)
启程 (啟程)
开启 (開啟)

Uncommon

启事 (啟事)
启用 (啟用)
启发 (啟發)
启蒙 (啟矇)
启示 (啟示)
启示录 (啟示錄)
启航 (啟航)
启迪 (啟迪)
启齿 (啟齒)
重启 (重啟)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.