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启

qǐ

HSK 5 Character Traditional 啟

What 启 means

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

Other readings

启 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• QǐQi son of Yu the Great {禹|Yǔ}, reported founder of the Xia Dynasty {夏朝|Xià Cháo} (c. 2070-
• qǐvariant of {启|qǐ}
• qǐvariant of {启|qǐ}

Example sentences

• 把电脑重新启动
  Bǎ diànnǎo chóngxīnqǐdòng
  Reboot the computer.
• 您需要重启电脑。
  You need to restart your PC.
• John启动了车。
  John qǐdòng le chē.
  John started the car.
• 重新启动你的电脑。
  Restart your computer.
• 你试过重新启动它吗？
  Nǐ shì guòzhòng xīn qǐdòng tā ma?
  Have you tried rebooting it?
• 你需要重新启动电脑。
  You need to reboot your computer.

Words starting with 启

• 启发qǐ fāto enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude)
• 启示qǐ shìto reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment
• 启程qǐ chéngto set out on a journey
• 启事qǐ shìannouncement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information…
• 启动qǐ dòngto start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation)
• 启蒙qǐ méngto instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance
• 启用qǐ yòngto start using; (computing) to enable (a feature)
• 启迪qǐ díto edify; enlightenment
• 启示录Qǐ shì lùthe Revelation of St John the divine; the Apocalypse
• 启明Qǐ míngClassical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn
• 启航qǐ háng(of a ship) to set sail; (of an airplane) to take off
• 启运qǐ yùnto ship (goods)
• 启动区qǐ dòng qūboot sector (computing)
• 启动子qǐ dòng zipromoter
• 启明星qǐ míng xīng(astronomy) Venus
• 启东市Qǐ dōng ShìQidong, a county-level city in Nantong City 南通市
• 启海话Qǐ hǎi huàQihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern…
• 启发式qǐ fā shìheuristic
• 启发法qǐ fā fǎheuristic method; heuristics
• 启示者qǐ shì zhěrevelator
• 启德机场Qǐ dé Jī chǎngKai Tak Airport, international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1998
• 启蒙主义Qǐ méng zhǔ yìEnlightenment (philosophy)
• 启封qǐ fēngto open sth that has been sealed
• 启奏qǐ zòuto submit a report to the king; to talk to the king

Words containing 启

• 开启kāi qǐto start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)…
• 梁启超Liáng Qǐ chāoLiang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform…
• 难以启齿nán yǐ qǐ chǐto be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom); to find it hard to speak about sth
• 自启zì qǐ(of a machine, app etc) to start on its own; to autostart
• 重启chóng qǐto restart (a machine etc); to reactivate (a postponed project etc)
• 冷启动lěng qǐ dòngto cold start (a vehicle, a computer etc)
• 明天启Míng Tiān qǐTianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校
• 承前启后chéng qián qǐ hòuto follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition…
• 重新启动chóng xīn qǐ dòngto reboot; to restart
• 谨启jǐn qǐto respectfully inform (used at the beginning or end of letters)
• 敬启jìng qǐrespectful closing to a letter
• 敬启者jìng qǐ zhěDear Sirs; To Whom It May Concern
• 羞于启齿xiū yú qǐ chǐto be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
• 不愤不启bù fèn bù qǐa student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
• 哀启āi qǐobituary (archaic term)
• 徐光启Xú Guāng qǐXu Guangqi (1562-1633), agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician in the Ming…
• 殷忧启圣yīn yōu qǐ shèngdeep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom); storms make oaks take deeper root
• 承先启后chéng xiān qǐ hòusee 承前启后

Characters built on 户

These share the phonetic component 户 (hù), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 戾lìto bend; to violate; to go against
• 扆yǐscreen
• 綮qǐembroidered banner

Characters that look like 启

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 居jūto reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up
• 君jūnmonarch; lord; gentleman
• 岩yáncliff; rock
• 肩jiānshoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
• 屈qūbent; to feel wronged
• 忿fènanger; indignation; hatred

Sounds the same

Read qǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 起to rise; to raise; to get up
• 企(bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to…
• 乞to beg
• 岂how? (emphatic question)
• 绮beautiful; open-work silk
• 杞Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense); willow
• 稽to bow to the ground
• 呇star
• 芑Panicum miliaceum
• 屺(literary) a barren hill
• 綮embroidered banner
• 棨tally for going through a pass