开
开 (kāi) means “to open; to drive; to start”. It’s an HSK 1 character in the “Verbs” group. In the app it comes with a memory story so the sound, tone and meaning stick in one exposure.
How to remember 开
Every Hanzi Master story is built from the sound. For kāi, the opening sound casts who is in the scene, the ending picks where it happens, and the 1st tone (high, flat) places it in one of five rooms. 一 (one) and 廾 (two hands) walk on as the props, and the action lands on the meaning: to open; to drive; to start.
The finished scene for 开 is one vivid sentence. Picture it once and kāi stays with you.
Unlock the story free in the appStroke order for 开
Components of 开
- 一one
- 廾two hands
Words with 开
- 开车kāi chēdrive a car
- 开门kāi ménopen the door
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