啟〔启〕 kai² {qǐ}

1. to open
2. to start
3. to initiate
4. to enlighten or awaken
5. to state
6. to inform

啟〔启〕 kai² {Qǐ}

Qi son of Yu the Great 禹, reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

啟稟〔启禀〕 kai² ban² {qǐ bǐng}

when juniors report to the seniors

啟顏〔启颜〕 kai² ngaan⁴ {qǐ yán}

to say something funny to make someone smile, laugh

啟齒〔启齿〕 kai² ci² {qǐ chǐ}

1. to open one's mouth
2. to start talking

啟程〔启-〕 kai² cing⁴ {qǐ chéng}

to set out on a journey

啟迪〔启-〕 kai² dik⁶ {qǐ dí}

1. to edify
2. enlightenment

啟東〔启东〕 kai² dung¹ {Qǐ dōng}

Qidong county level city in Nantong 南通, Jiangsu

啟動〔启动〕 kai² dung⁶ {qǐ dòng}

1. to start (a machine)
2. to set in movement
3. to launch (an operation)
4. to activate (a plan)

啟發〔启发〕 kai² faat³ {qǐ fā}

1. to enlighten
2. to explain (a text etc)
3. to stimulate (a mental attitude)
4. enlightenment
5. revelation
6. motivation

啟用〔启-〕 kai² jung⁶ {qǐ yòng}

1. to start using
2. (computing) to enable (a feature)

啟明〔启-〕 kai² ming⁴ {Qǐ míng}

classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn

啟蒙〔启-〕 kai² mung⁴ {qǐ méng}

1. to instruct the young
2. to initiate
3. to awake sb from ignorance
4. to free sb from prejudice or superstition
5. primer
6. enlightened
7. the Enlightenment
8. Western learning from the late Qing dynasty

啟事〔启-〕 kai² si⁶ {qǐ shì}

1. announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)
2. to post information
3. a notice

啟示〔启-〕 kai² si⁶ {qǐ shì}

1. to reveal
2. to enlighten
3. enlightenment
4. revelation
5. illumination

啟運〔启运〕 kai² wan⁶ {qǐ yùn}

to ship (goods)

啟蟄〔启蛰〕 kai² zat⁶ {Qǐ zhé}

1. Waking from Hibernation
2. old variant of 驚蟄, Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 6th-20th March

啟奏〔启-〕 kai² zau³ {qǐ zòu}

1. to submit a report to the king
2. to talk to the king

啟東市〔启东-〕 kai² dung¹ si⁵ {Qǐ dōng shì}

Qidong county level city in Nantong 南通, Jiangsu

啟動區〔启动区〕 kai² dung⁶ keoi¹ {qǐ dòng qū}

boot sector (computing)

啟動子〔启动-〕 kai² dung⁶ zi² {qǐ dòng zi}

promoter

啟發法〔启发-〕 kai² faat³ faat³ {qǐ fā fǎ}

1. heuristic method
2. heuristics

啟發式〔启发-〕 kai² faat³ sik¹ {qǐ fā shì}

heuristic

啟海話〔启-话〕 kai² hoi² waa² {Qǐ hǎi huà}

Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai

啟明星〔启--〕 kai² ming⁴ sing¹ {qǐ míng xīng}

(astronomy) Venus

啟示錄〔启-录〕 kai² si⁶ luk⁶ {Qǐ shì lù}

1. the Revelation of St John the divine
2. the Apocalypse

啟示者〔启--〕 kai² si⁶ ze² {qǐ shì zhě}

revelator

啟德機場〔启-机场〕 kai² dak¹ gei¹ coeng⁴ {Qǐ Dé Jī chǎng}

Kai Tak Airport

啟動技術〔启动-术〕 kai² dung⁶ gei⁶ seot⁶ {qǐ dòng jì shù}

priming technique

啟動作業〔启动-业〕 kai² dung⁶ zok³ jip⁶ {qǐ dòng zuò yè}

priming task

啟應祈禱〔启应-祷〕 kai² jing³ kei⁴ tou² {qǐ yìng qí dǎo}

Introitus (section of Catholic mass)

啟蒙主義〔启--义〕 kai² mung⁴ zyu² ji⁶ {Qǐ méng zhǔ yì}

Enlightenment (philosophy)