kāi
first tone
第一声
high and flat
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Free visual pinyin lesson
kai Pinyin Tones, Characters and Words
Learn kai pinyin visually. Open, begin, and open the door. Explore tones, common Chinese characters, useful words and audio in one visual lesson.
打开、开始、开门。 点击上方知识球，可以听发音并沿着汉字和词语继续探索。
Lesson type
tone paths
声调变化
Language
English + 中文
Beginner friendly
Inside this lesson
2 characters · 4 words
Audio included
Tone guide
The tones of kai
Read each marked syllable aloud, then connect the tone to a character and a word in the knowledge ball above.
kǎi
third tone
第三声
down, then up
Characters
Common Chinese characters for kai
The same pinyin spelling can point to different characters. The tone and character meaning belong together.
kāi
to open; to start
打开；开始
kǎi
regular script writing
楷书，端正的字体
Useful words
Build vocabulary with kai
Open a word in the knowledge ball to hear it and see a complete example sentence.
打开
dǎ kāi
to open
把关着的东西弄开
开始
kāi shǐ
to begin
从开头做起
开门
kāi mén
to open the door
把门打开
楷书
kǎi shū
regular script
端正工整的汉字字体
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