开辟 (kāipì) · to open up

开辟 (kāipì) means “to open up; to start; to build”. It is written with 2 characters: 开 (to open) + 辟 (law). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 开辟 is built

The characters

开 kāi · to open

What 开 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke
廾gǒng — two hands

Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

辟 pì · law

What 辟 is made of

尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
  - 亠tóu — lid
  - 丷ha — kwukyel
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke

Example sentences

学校开辟了一个小花园。Xuéxiào kāipì le yí gè xiǎo huāyuán.The school opened up a small garden.

这条新航线是去年开辟的。Zhè tiáo xīn hángxiàn shì qùnián kāipì de.This new route was opened last year.

Questions about 开辟

What does 开辟 mean?

开辟 (kāipì) means “to open up; to start; to build”.

How do you pronounce 开辟?

开辟 is pronounced kāipì.

Which HSK level is 开辟?

开辟 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 开辟 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 105: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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