open

A door  being opened 

Components
户 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

door

口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

Evolution

启 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
启 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
启 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
启 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

open; begin; to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform

() 

Qi son of Yu the Great [Yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xià​Cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

() 

variant of |[qǐ]

Most common words with 启
Freq.
Word
Meaning

启动

to start (a machine)

开启

to open

启发

to enlighten

to open

启示

to reveal

Component uses

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Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)