開
- to open, to begin;
Etymology
It is a compound ideograph formed from:
門 (door), which represents the shape of a gate,
一 (a horizontal stroke), which represents a latch,
廾 (two hands).
Together, they depict the image of opening the latch on a door, thereby giving the meaning “to open.”
開
열
개
yeol
gae
Kangxi radical:169, 門 + 4
Strokes:12
Unicode:U+958B
Cangjie input:
- 日弓一廿 (ANMT)
Composition:
- ⿵ 門 开 (U +958B)
- ⿵ 門 幵 (U +2F9EE)