book format based on how a full printing sheet is cut or folded (often abbreviated to 開|开[kai1] after a numeral, e.g. 16-kai and 32-kai, roughly A4 and A5 respectively)
trad. 開本
Also written 開本【kāi běn】
Characters in this word
2开
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to open (transitive or intransitive), (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start, to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run, to boil, to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc), (directional complement) away; off, carat (gold), abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2], abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- Pinyin
- kāi
- Traditional
- 開
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 467 of 2500
本
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(bound form) root; stem, (bound form) origin; source, (bound form) one's own; this, (bound form) this; the current (year etc), (bound form) original, (bound form) inherent, originally; initially, capital; principal, classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- Pinyin
- běn
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 799 of 2500