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kāi

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kāi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kāi | kai1
English translation
to wipe, to rub, to dust, to clean

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About kāi

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

kāi

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of kāi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌皆

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

jiē

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and jiē represents the sound.

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Example sentences using kāi

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kāi diào le zài 地板 dì bǎn shǎng de 牛奶 niúnǎi .

He wiped up the spilt milk on the wooden floor.

迈克尔 Mài kè ěr 迅速 xùnsù yòng 餐巾 cān jīn jiāng kāi gān

Michael mopped up quickly with his napkin.

Words with kāi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
kāi to wipe kāi
揩油 kāi yóu to freeload揩油 kāi yóu
揩拭 kāi shì to wipe off揩拭 kāi shì

kāi Decomposition & Compounds

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