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打开 — Chinese word meaning
HSK 2
打开 (dǎ kāi) is a Chinese word: to open. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 打开
动 verb
to open
请打开门。
Please open the door.
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Word breakdown
Structure & writing
打 is not used as a component in any other character.
consists of
扌 is a component in 176 characters
HSK 3
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拍
to slap or pat with the palm or a flat object
持
to hold; to grasp
挺
stiff and straight
换
to exchange; to trade (give something and receive something else)
据
to occupy; to seize
接
to approach; to come into contact with
提
carry (something with a handle, ring, or strap) with the arm hanging down
搬
to move (a heavy or large object)
HSK 4
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技
skill, craft
折
to break; to snap
抬
to lift up; to raise
抱
to embrace with arms, to hug
拉
to pull toward oneself or drag along
拒
to resist; to withstand
招
to wave or gesture for someone to come or as a greeting
拾
to pick up (something from the ground)
挂
to hang (something) on a hook, nail, rope, etc.
指
finger
按
press down with a hand or finger
授
to hand over; to confer (used in formal or ceremonial occasions)
掉
to fall; to drop
排
to arrange in a row or sequence one after another
推
push (an object) outward in the direction of force
摄
to absorb; to take in
播
to spread, to disseminate
操
to hold; to grasp in the hand
擦
to rub, wipe, or scrub
HSK 5
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抓
to grasp; to grip (with fingers closed around object)
投
to throw toward a target
抢
to snatch; to seize by force
押
to sign or mark on an official document or contract as authentication
抽
pull out (something sandwiched between objects)
拆
to take apart; to disassemble
拖
to drag (an object along a surface)
拥
to embrace; to hug
拨
to move (something) aside with hand, foot, or stick
括
(lit.) to tie up; to bind
拼
to join together; to combine
挑
to pry open; to flick up with a pointed or slender object
挡
to block, obstruct; to shield
挣
struggle to free oneself from restraint
挤
crowd together; (of many things) concentrated at the same time
挥
to wave or swing (the arm, or something held)
捐
to abandon; to give up
损
to decrease; to lose
捡
to pick up; to collect
控
to accuse, to lodge a complaint against
措
to arrange; to handle
描
to trace (a drawing or writing, often with transparent paper over a template)
插
to insert, stick in, or thrust (a long or flat object) into something
握
to grasp or hold something in the hand with fingers curled
搜
to search everywhere
搞
to do, make, handle, or carry out
摇
to shake; to sway back and forth
摔
to fall down (losing balance)
摘
to pick; to pluck (flowers, fruit, leaves, or things worn/hung)
摸
to touch or gently stroke with the hand
撞
to collide with; to crash into
擅
to act without authorization; to exceed one's authority
HSK 6
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抑
to press down; to suppress
抗
to resist; to withstand
抛
to throw; to toss
披
to drape over the shoulders
抵
to prop up; to support
拐
to turn; to change direction
拔
to pull out, uproot
拟
to draft; to draw up
拦
to block, obstruct, stop
挖
to dig (into the ground to form a pit, trench, etc.)
挫
to be frustrated; to fail
捉
to grip; to grasp
捕
to catch; to arrest
捧
to hold or carry with both hands cupped
捷
fast; swift
掏
to reach into and take out
援
to pull or hold with the hand
搭
to set up; to erect
携
to carry with one; to bring along
摆
to arrange; to lay out
撑
prop up, support
撒
to release; to open up
撤
to remove; to cancel
HSK 7
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抒
to express, to give free rein to (one's feelings or opinions)
抖
to tremble or shiver (from cold or fear)
抚
to stroke gently
抠
to dig out with a finger or small tool
抡
to swing one's arm forcefully
抨
(lit.) to impeach (弹劾)
抹
to spread; to apply (paint, cream, etc.)
拄
to lean on (a stick or cane) for support
拇
thumb or big toe; the first digit of the hand or foot
拌
to stir or mix thoroughly
拎
to carry (something) in one's hand
拓
to open up (land, roads)
拘
to arrest or detain
拙
clumsy; unskillful
拢
to close up, to gather together
拣
to choose; to select
拧
to wring; to twist both ends of an object in opposite directions with both hands
拯
to rescue, to save
拱
to clasp one's hands together as a gesture of respect
拴
to tie or fasten with a rope
拽
to pull hard
挎
to hook or hang something by bending one's arm
挟
to clamp under the arm
挠
to obstruct or hinder someone from doing something
挨
to be close to; to be next to
挪
to move; to shift
振
to shake, to wave
挽
to pull; to draw
捂
to cover or seal tightly
捅
to poke; to stab; to thrust
捆
to tie up; to bind with rope
捍
to defend; to resist
捎
to bring or pass along something incidentally
捏
to pinch (with thumb and fingers)
捞
to fish out from water or liquid
捣
to pound downward with one end of a stick or rod
捶
to beat or strike with a fist or club
掀
lift off (a cover or lid)
掐
to press with a fingernail; to pinch or snap off with the thumb and another finger
掘
to dig; to excavate
掠
to plunder; to seize by force
掩
to cover; to conceal
掷
to throw, to hurl, to fling
掺
to mix one thing into another; to blend
揉
to rub with the hand
揍
(colloq.) to hit (someone)
揠
(lit.) to pull up; to uproot
揣
to estimate; to conjecture; to ponder
揪
to grip tightly; to grab and pull
揭
(lit.) to raise high; to hold up
揽
to put one's arm around someone and draw them close
搀
to gently support someone (usually an elderly person) by the arm or hand
搁
to place in a certain position
搂
to embrace or hug with both arms
搅
to disturb; to disrupt
搏
to fight; to combat hand-to-hand
搓
to rub between the palms or roll between the hands
摊
to spread out; to lay flat
摧
to destroy, to break apart
撇
to throw flat (skimming through the air)
撕
to tear apart with one's hands
撬
to pry; to lever open by inserting a rod, knife, or awl into a crack or hole and forcing the other end
撰
to write articles or books; to compose
撵
to expel, drive away
撼
to shake; to rock
攒
to accumulate; to save up
攘
(lit.) to exclude; to repel
丁 is a component in 13 characters
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HSK 7
亭
pavilion; open-sided roofed structure for rest, built by a road or in a garden
叮
to sting or bite (of mosquitoes, etc., piercing skin to suck blood)
宁
peaceful; tranquil
盯
to fix one's gaze on; to stare at
钉
nail; pin; tack (a slender object made of metal, wood, or bamboo that can be driven into another object)
Stroke order
开 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 5
开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order