启

qǐ

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Meaning

Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
to open
to start

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to initiate
to enlighten or awaken
to state
to inform
variant of 啟|启[qi3]

Example

把电脑重新启动

Reboot the computer.

From 启动 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 启

启动qǐdòngto start (a machine)HSK 5 启发qǐfāto enlightenHSK 5 启事qǐshìannouncement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)HSK 5 开启kāiqǐto start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)HSK 7-9 启迪qǐdíto edifyHSK 7-9 启蒙qǐméngto instruct the youngHSK 7-9 启示qǐshìto revealHSK 7-9

More HSK 5 characters

碍àito hinderHSK 5 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coastHSK 5 拔báto pull upHSK 5 拜bàito bow to; to pay one's respectsHSK 5 版bǎna registerHSK 5 扮bànto disguise oneself asHSK 5 棒bàngstickHSK 5 悲bēisadHSK 5 辈bèilifetimeHSK 5 鼻bínoseHSK 5

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