啟 Stroke Order
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Information of 啟
Pinyin
qǐ
Radical
口
Strokes
11 strokes
Usage
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Definition
to open / to start / to initiate / to enlighten or awaken / to state / to inform / Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
啟:
1. Same as “啓”.
2. Verb: To open or unfold.
- Example words: "开启" (to open), "启齿" (to begin to speak).
- Referenced texts:
- "书经．金縢": "启龠见书." (Open the music instrument to read the book.)
- "左传．襄公二十五年": "门启而入，枕尸股而哭." (Entering through the opened door, lamenting while resting on the corpse.)
- Song Dynasty poet Liu Kezhuang's "苦寒行": "长安城中多热官，朱门日高未启关." (In Chang'an City, there are many warm officials, but the red doors remain unclosed at high noon.)
3. Verb: To enlighten or teach.
- Example words: "启发" (to inspire), "启蒙" (to enlighten).
- Referenced text:
- "论语．述而": "不愤不启，不悱不发." (If there is no frustration, there will be no prompting; if there is no hesitancy, there will be no expression.)