啟 (qǐ)

to open; to start; to inspire

How 啟 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
户 — door/house
Traditional
啟
Simplified
启

Components

Common words using 啟

啟動 qǐdòng
to start (a machine); to set in movement; to launch (an operation)
啟程 qǐchéng
to set out on a journey
開啟 kāiqǐ
to open
啟事 qǐshì
announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice
啟用 qǐyòng
start using; enable (as in 'enable a feature')
啟發 qǐfā
to enlighten; to explain and arouse interest; to inspire
啟矇 qǐméng
variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qi3 meng2]; to instruct the young
啟示 qǐshì
enlightenment; revelation; apocalypse
啟示錄 qǐshìlù
the Revelation of St John the divine; the Apocalypse
啟航 qǐháng
(of a ship) to set sail; (of an aeroplane) to take off; also written 起航[qi3 hang2]
啟蒙 qǐméng
to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance
啟迪 qǐdí
to edify; enlightenment

啟 in a sentence

這本書給了我很大的啟發。

Zhè běn shū gěi le wǒ hěn dà de qǐfā.

“This book gave me a lot of inspiration.”

How common is 啟?

啟 is the 1,318th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93.1% of all running text.

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