The Radical: 开

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Meaning
to open, start, turn on    开

Explanation Can be seen as the entrance gate of a buddhist temple with two traverses. This gate is always open.

Used in these Kanji:
开
JLPT HSK 1
 to open, to start, to turn on
kāi

Shows an open gate with a double cross-bar, as it is common at the entrance of buddhist temples and means: "open".
 开 廾
Vocabulary
并
JLPT HSK 4
 to combine, to merge, also
bìng
Top: out of 丷, below: open 开 (= the entrance gate of a buddh. temple)
When you are coming out of the open temple's gate, you shall be combined/united.
 丷 并 开
Vocabulary
研
JLPT HSK 4
 to grind, study, to rub, research
yán
Left: stone 石 (At the cliff 厂 is a stone 口), right: open, start 开 (image of the entrance gate of a buddh. temple)
(Only polished gems show their beauty) A stone is "opened" when it is grinded to shine for being studied.
 石 开
Vocabulary
形
JLPT HSK 5
 appearance, shape, form
xíng
Left: open, start 开 (image of the entrance gate of a buddh. temple), right: hair 彡
With open hair you are in good appearance.
 开 彡
Vocabulary
型
JLPT HSK 5
 form, model, type (e.g. blood type)
xíng
Top: punishment 刑 (who openly 开 [=gate at temple] uses his knife刂 is punished.), earth: 土
Use an open knife and earth (=clay) to form a model.
 刑 开 土
Vocabulary
刑
JLPT HSK 6
 punishment, penalty, sentence
xíng
Left: open, start 开 (image of the entrance gate of a buddh. temple), right: knife 刂
Who openly uses his knife, will be: punished.
 刑 开 刂
Vocabulary
邢
JLPT no HSK
 (place name), surname Xíng
xíng
Left: open, start 开 (Image of the entrance gate of a buddh. temple), right: village⻏
An entrance gate at this village.
 开 ⻏
Vocabulary

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