• 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.”

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Kangxi radical:169, + 4
Strokes:12
Unicode:U+958B
Cangjie input:
  • 日弓一廿 (ANMT)
Composition:
  • ⿵ 門 开 (U +958B)
  • ⿵ 門 幵 (U +2F9EE)

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