开 kāi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 一 one 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
开关
kāiguān
switch
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 出门前请检查电源开关，避免设备长时间运行。 Chūmén qián qǐng jiǎnchá diànyuán kāiguān, bìmiǎn shèbèi cháng shíjiān yùnxíng. Before going out, please check the power switch to avoid leaving the equipment running for a long time.
- 天黑了，你去按一下灯的开关。 Tiān hēi le, nǐ qù àn yíxià dēng de kāiguān. It's getting dark, so go and press the light switch.
- 这个开关坏了，灯一直不亮。 Zhège kāiguān huài le, dēng yìzhí bú liàng. This switch is broken, and the light won't come on.
Related words
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 开 kāi to open; to drive; to turn on
- 开车 kāichē to drive a car
- 开会 kāihuì to have a meeting
- 开玩笑 kāiwánxiào to joke
- 分开 fēnkāi to separate; to part
- 开机 kāijī to turn on a device
- 开心 kāixīn happy
- 开学 kāixué to start school
- 离开 líkāi to leave
- 走开 zǒukāi to go away
- 公开 gōngkāi public; open