open

To knock  at the door 

Components
户 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

door

攵 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tap

口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

Evolution

啓 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
啓 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
啓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
啓 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
啓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

open; begin, commence; explain

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variant of |[qǐ]

Most common words with 啓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

启动

to start (a machine)

开启

to open

启发

to enlighten

to open

启示

to reveal