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Animated Stroke Order 启

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How to write 启 — animated stroke order

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3.

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4.

How to Use 启

To enlighten / inspire

These words involve the sense of inspiring or enlightening someone.

启发 • qǐ fā • inspire; illuminate; enlighten • HSK 5

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 启

启事 • qǐ shì • notice; announcement

HSK 6

qǐ启

shì

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

kāi开

qǐ启

le了

xīn新

de的

rén

Information

Pinyinqǐ

Meaningto open; to start; to enlighten

Strokes7

Radical口

Traditional啓

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1567

Zhuyinㄑㄧˇ

UnicodeU+542F

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qǐ启

fā发

inspire; illuminate; enlighten

启示 • qǐ shì • inspiration; enlightenment; revelation • HSK 6

HSK 6

qǐ启

shì示

inspiration; enlightenment; revelation

启蒙 • qǐ méng • enlightened • HSK 6

HSK 6

qǐ启

méng蒙

enlightened

To start / open / begin

These words involve the sense of starting or initiating something.

启程 • qǐ chéng • set out; start on a journey • HSK 6

HSK 6

qǐ启

chéng程

set out; start on a journey

启动 • qǐ dòng • to start (a machine) • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

qǐ启

dòng动

to start (a machine)

开启 • kāi qǐ • to open • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

kāi开

qǐ启

to open

事

notice; announcement

启用 • qǐ yòng • launch

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qǐ启

yòng用

launch

启迪 • qǐ dí • Enlighten / inspire

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qǐ启

dí迪

Enlighten / inspire

人

shēng生

lǚ旅

chéng程

。

He opened a new journey of life.

tā她

zhōng终

yú于

qǐ启

chǐ齿

shuō说

chū出

le了

mì秘

mì密

。

She finally opened her mouth and told the secret.

qǐng请

qǐ启

dòng动

diàn电

nǎo脑

kāi开

shǐ始

gōng工

zuò作

。

Please start the computer to begin work.

zhè这

běn本

shū书

gěi给

le了

wǒ我

hěn很

duō多

qǐ启

fā发

。

This book gave me a lot of inspiration.

zhè这

sōu艘

xīn新

chuán船

jí即

jiāng将

qǐ启

háng航

qián前

wǎng往

yuǎn远

fāng方

。

This new ship is about to set sail for distant places.

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Characters pronounced "qi".

凄qīchilly, desolate, sorrowful
讫qìfinish; conclude, stop; exhaust
脐qíabdominal area of crab; navel
祁qípray; numerous, ample, abundant
畦qísections in vegetable farm
鳍qífin

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Characters with radical "口".

嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
咯gēfinal particle
嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent

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