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1.

Animated Stroke Order 启

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 启 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 启

启 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

启

启=

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4.

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5.

How to Use 启

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 启 works in context.

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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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 启

HSK words that contain this character.

启事 • qǐ shì • notice; announcement

HSK 6

qǐ启

shì

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 启 is used in context

tā他

kāi开

qǐ启

le了

xīn新

de的

Information

Pinyinqǐ

Meaningto open

Strokes7

Radical口

Traditional啓

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1567

Zhuyinㄑㄧˇ

UnicodeU+542F

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户door

A hand (攵) opens a door (户) to begin or enlighten, symbolizing the start of an action or idea.

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

rén人

shēng生

lǚ旅

chéng程

。

He opened a new journey of life.

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.

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