Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 5F00
GB2312-80 := BFAA


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 958B
Big5 := B67D

Phonetic (聲字部分): none

Signific (有意部分): 開 remnant

Etymology (文字來源): Signific Cluster, hands 廾 taking off the bolt 一 and (opening) the door 門

Simplification (简化方法): no simplified form

Cantonese (廣東話): hoi1

Taiwanese (台灣話): khai1 khui1

English Senses For (英文): kai1
to open / to drive / to begin / to start / to reveal / to disclose / to state / to explain / to found / to expand / to eliminate / to divide into / to write down / to list / to undo / to unfold / to wind off / a carat / to run ( a shop or business )

ShuoWen (说文解字):
張也從門從幵

Class: traditional with 1 different simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s08728 s08729
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 

L30954 L30955 L30956 L30957 L30958 L30959 L30960

L30961 L03842 L03843 L03844 L03845 L03846 L03847


  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 


  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 



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