启 qǐ to open
How to remember 启: 户 door + 口 mouth = to open. The dentist steps through the door, smiles at the scared boy and asks him very gently to open his mouth.
Component breakdown
启 = 户 door + 口 mouth
- 户 door
- 口 mouth
The dentist steps through the door, smiles at the scared boy and asks him very gently to open his mouth.
How it is used
- Bound morpheme 'to open / set in motion' - 启动 (qǐdòng) start up (a system, project), 开启 (kāiqǐ) initiate, 启用 (qǐyòng) put into use.
- Also 'to enlighten': 启发 (qǐfā) inspire, 启蒙 (qǐméng) enlighten the young, 启示 (qǐshì) revelation.
- In notices 启事 (qǐshì) means a public announcement - note it is 事, not 示.
Words with 启
Example sentences
- 我们马上就要启程了。 Wǒmen mǎshang jiù yào qǐchéng le.We're leaving in a moment.